The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Veronica ___, author of the best-selling “Divergent” series 5 Green and soft, say 10 Movie with famous “dun dun” theme music 14 Measurement that might be a lot? 15 Some Japanese cartoons 17 Profess 18 Menu item #1: A bowlful of Cap’n Crunch that’s been on top of the fridge for four years 20 Rhyming opposite of break 21 Officers-to-be 22 Opera term that’s sometimes a woman’s name 24 Coffee alternative 25 Austin Powers or Jack Bauer 26 Menu item #2: The charred remains of a slice of whole wheat 29 W.C. 30 “___ Flux” (1990s sci-fi series) 32 Kinds 33 Org. whose participants wear helmets 35 Follower of Mary 37 Zip 38 Plea concerning the menu in 18-, 26-, 53- and 64-Across? 42 Chest coverer 43 “Eight more hours and I’m outta here!” 44 “Ya got that right” 46 Subject of a sleep lab study 49 Words to a backstabber 51 Go out for a bit 53 Menu item #3: A Red Delicious, assuming you find sawdust delicious 57 Writing surface 59 Wrath 60 Fail to enunciate 61 Cow sans calf 62 Ben ___, pirate in “Treasure Island” 64 Menu item #4: Something to pour in coffee for a sour surprise 67 “Stat!” 68 Pig, cutely 69 Dot on an ocean map 70 Future-gazer 71 City in West Yorkshire 72 N.B.A.’s Young, familiarly
Down
1 Troublemaker 2 Stop sign shape 3 Sacrifice of square footage for location, e.g. 4 ___ Keller, first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts 5 PC alternatives 6 “He still the ___” (lyric in Beyoncé’s “Countdown”) 7 Word before and after yes, in the military 8 Below-the-belt campaign tactic 9 Long (for) 10 Song one loves, in modern slang 11 Image next to a user name 12 Most socially conscious 13 Comfy pants 16 Not much light can get through it 19 Grammywinning James 23 Bewildered 26 Wild hog 27 Not satisfied, as expectations 28 “___-daisy!” 31 Actor Idris 34 Media lawyer’s specialty 36 Roll with a hole 37 Sound of failure 39 Broken bone revealers 40 Toy for a windy day 41 Ingredient in a melt 45 Kneecap 46 Close chicas 47 Read over 48 Dance done to the 2015 hit “Watch Me” 50 Not new 52 Started listening, with “up” 54 As well 55 It gets bigger in the dark 56 Accident-___ 58 The sky, perhaps 61 That woman’s 63 Broadcaster of “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” 65 1950s prez 66 Guided