The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Young wolves 5 Unenviable situation 9 Bloke 13 Blues chanteuse Washington 14 That señora 15 Build up 16 Geopolitical term introduced in the 2002 State of the Union 18 Game box specification 19 Infernal 20 One drawing alluring images 22 Wipes (out) 24 Phoenician or Palestinian 25 Treacherous bend 26 School of thought 28 Greasy spoon 29 White-tailed eagles 32 Succession within an ethnic group? 34 Question thoroughly 36 Obstacles seen four times in this puzzle’s completed grid? 41 ___ toast 42 Disney friend of Flounder and Sebastian 43 Verbalize 44 ___ Stavro Blofeld (Bond archvillain) 47 Onetime NBC parent 48 “Get a room” elicitor, for short 51 Accrue hand over fist 54 Swirls 56 Something lost and returned in a fairy tale 59 City ENE of Cleveland, OH 60 Setting for the George Clooney film “The Descendants” 61 Poet who won a 1967 Pulitzer for “Live or Die” 63 Reputation 64 “It” 65 One-named R&B singer with the hit “1, 2 Step” 66 Have a dinner for, say 67 Actor McGregor 68 A crucible is a hard one
Down 1 Spots for computer users 2 Hooks up 3 Turkish poohbah 4 Worker at a stable 5 Series of races 6 Singer befriended by a young Forrest Gump 7 Was an errant driver? 8 Sub choice 9 Go on and on and on 10 Salubrious 11 Pithecological study 12 Trying type 13 Terpsichore’s domain 17 Bone to pick? 21 Head of a conspiracy 23 Chicago Cubs Hall-of-Famer 27 “Surely not ME!?” 30 Northern game 31 Classic Mercedes roadsters 32 Honey-colored 33 Early afternoon ora 35 Flynn of film 36 Dallas institution, for short 37 Lunar celebration 38 Like the core of the sun 39 Chow line? 40 “Guns” 45 Opening word 46 Thus far, informally 48 Several works of Michelangelo 49 Order out? 50 Lotus position in yoga, e.g. 52 Removal 53 Storied assassin 55 Song of the South 56 Typo, e.g. 57 Bring aboard 58 Low hand? 62 Build