The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Almost a controlling interest 5 “More’s
the pity” 10 Spanish
getaway locale 14 Second major figure in the Bible alphabetically 15 Clued in 16 TV tavern named after its proprietor 17 Charles Lamb collection first published in 1823 19 Question
persistently 20 Dispel the
doubts of 21 They’re never
free of charge 23 New school? 24 First letter in
“Thanatos” 25 Track star known as the Buckeye Bullet 27 Pink elephant, e.g. 29 Exhibit extreme exhaustion 30 Small, playful
sort 33 Subterranean
toiler 34 When many verge on adolescence 36 Duty on gasoline or tobacco 39 Annual gala usually held in September 40 Lump in the
throat 41 Back 42 Highway
caution 43 One-named German singer who was a one-hit wonder 44 Remote chance, informally 47 Prince and Journey output 49 Gas regulator 53 Novelist Santha Rama ___ 54 Tip jar
deposits 55 Cried “Uncle!” 56 Upscale hotel
chain 58 Informal group that includes the Universities of California, Michigan and Virginia 60 Easily walked over 61 Opposite of
dystopian 62 Son of
Agrippina 63 Oxford bottom 64 Ceaselessly 65 Sombre
Down 1 Goes after, as a
task 2 Leave redfaced 3 Charter 4 Mexican rolled
tortilla dish 5 Untagged? 6 Put off paying 7 Worth noting 8 Melodious 9 School heads 10 Small, playful
sort 11 Bad things
to hit 12 Yellow garnish 13 Resort near
Snowmass 18 Viva voce 22 Bit of swamp flora 25 Bit of black magic 26 City west of Provo Peak 28 False divinity 30 No. on a
business card 31 Whipper
snapper? 32 Makes minuscule modifications in 34 “Land ___!” 35 Natal opening? 37 “___ that
special?” 38 Words from an
Italian lover 39 All-___ (fourwheel-drive system on old Toyotas) 41 Flying saucer 44 Phony 45 Emergency rescue, briefly 46 Unhinged,
say 47 Something a bakery produces 48 Detach, in
a way 50 Wrench,
essentially 51 Opposite of
“mourir” 52 Diplomat 55 Impart a false
brilliance to 57 Adopted “South Park” sibling 59 Device-linking system, for short