The New York Times crossword puzzle
1 African land whose capital is N’Djamena 5 Clumsy sort 9 Printer problem 12 Like Inverted Jenny postage stamps 13 Fuel-yielding rock 14 “I guess you didn’t get the ___” 15 Wagering sites, for short 16 Onetime rival of TWA 17 Kelly Clarkson was the first one, informally 18 Start of a Mad Hatter riddle that went unanswered 21 After the N.F.L., the mostwatched sports org. on U.S. television 22 Just dandy 23 End of the riddle 30 Golf or tennis coup 33 Small European finch
Across
34 Not so risky 35 Totally absorbed 37 All-time bestselling Frank Sinatra album (1993) 39 Marcel Duchamp’s art style 40 Sign before Taurus 42 Anglers’ aids 44 School of whales 45 Start of a possible answer to the riddle 48 Org. in “Argo” 49 Typical user of a transistor radio 50 End of the answer 56 1956 crisis site 57 Be nuts about 58 Muscat’s land 62 Flower that symbolizes purity 63 Sellers had three in “Dr. Strangelove” 64 Smoke an e-cigarette 65 Polo Grounds great Mel 66 Flat-bottomed boats of old 67 Comic Con, for one
Down
1 Feature of the Budweiser logo 2 Kind of yoga 3 “We have the meats” chain 4 “Two Women” director 5 Blacken on a grill 6 Del Rey with the album “Ultraviolence” 7 Norway’s patron saint 8 Lower in status 9 Warrior monk of sci-fi 10 Bad way to run 11 Underground pest 13 Traded verbal barbs 14 Caramel bite from Hershey 19 Dust-creating tools 20 Often-rummy holiday drinks 24 “Go me!” 25 Bridgegate problem 26 It’s a start 27 First novel in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle 28 Give Xanax, say 29 “Hipster doofus” on “Seinfeld” 30 ___ Spring (2010s movement) 31 Obama follower? 32 “The Divine Comedy,” e.g. 36 Knit item at a social 38 Does a slow burn 41 Swords or cups, in tarot 43 ___’Pea 46 Much of North Africa 47 Take away 50 Viking Ship Museum city 51 Night, in Nantes 52 Martial arts award 53 Landfill emanation 54 Much coffeehouse music 55 Diez minus siete 59 Upper limit, for short 60 Facebook, on an iPhone or Galaxy 61 Prefix with classical