The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0611

Across

1 Simba’s mate in 23-Down 5 Snoozefest 9 Not fully open 13 First mate? 14 “Runnin’” college team 15 “Call me the greatest!” 16 56-Across, roughly translated 18 Where to have your hair done 19 Song that opens and closes 23Down and whose title is literally described in this puzzle’s center 21 Fully 24 West Coast air hub, for short 25 Bastille Day season 26 “Can’t be” 27 “Put a tiger in your tank” gas brand 30 Greek group that’s not in Greece 32 Tries to lose some pounds 34 Actress Fanning 36 Seasoning that can lead to high blood pressure 39 Misfortunes 40 Show again 41 One who’s looking 42 Only continent larger than Africa 43 Radio band options 44 Repeated “Survivor” setting 45 Globes 47 QB tackle 49 Slip-___ (shoes) 50 Dominate 52 Dug in, in a way 54 Enthusiastic 56 Song from 23-Down 60 Getting long in the tooth 61 23-Down setting 65 Gentrification raises them 66 Spill the beans 67 The “E” in HOMES 68 Best Picture winner based on events of 1979-80 69 College that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S. 70 23-Down villain

Down

1 One of the Bobbseys, in children’s literature 2 Big fuss 3 Martial ___ 4 1998 BP purchase 5 Pack animals 6 Suffix with hypn7 List quickly, with “off” 8 Valuable Scrabble tiles 9 ___ Sea (almost dried-up body) 10 Director of 23-Down on Broadway 11 Overhead 12 Fleming at the Met 15 Supports 17 Bar mitzvahs and the like 20 Job seeker’s success 21 Neighbor of Nepal 22 Tough as ___ 23 Disney movie released in June 1994 28 Appear to be 29 Five Norwegian kings 31 Not at the dock, say 33 Russian Revolution target 35 Bean type 37 British singer Lewis with the 2008 #1 album “Spirit” 38 It’s worthless 40 Dreaded one? 44 Need for doing toe loops 46 Forehead covering 48 Baby rocker 50 2015 Tony winner Kelli ___ 51 Bet 53 Evacuate 55 Long-eared lagomorphs 57 “Do ___ others as …” 58 Word after Bay or gray 59 Part of a cash register 62 Tolkien monster 63 Org. behind the Bay of Pigs invasion 64 Lead-in to plop