The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Group consisting of Agnetha, Benny, Björn and Anni-Frid 5 Four-year degs. 8 Muddle through 14 Dreary 15 Home of the statue Christ the Redeemer, familiarly 16 Left 17 Frisbee sport 19 Earned in the end 20 Swing wildly back and forth 21 Sounds in a dentist’s office 23 Tune also known as “Butterfield’s Lullaby” 24 Card game akin to crazy eights 26 Word after head, heart or belly 28 Name of a celebrated 1970s concert tour with Bob Dylan 35 Foretell 36 French fashion magazine since 1945 37 Animal whose full name means “nose horn” 38 Where the four most widely practiced religions all originated 39 “Me too” 41 Means justifiers, perhaps 42 Has trouble with S’s 44 Algerian port 45 Problems that a group project might face 46 “We shouldn’t rush this” 49 Relieve 50 Rapper ___ Uzi Vert 51 Common chip dip, slangily 54 $$$ for old age 56 Tiki bar cocktail 61 The “A” of SAG 63 Respond quickly and sharply to criticism … or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across 65 Like the middle band of the flag of México 66 Point 67 Sugary frozen beverage 68 Blue period? 69 Signal to go onstage 70 Coke or 7Up
Down
1 Enhances, with “to” 2 Cheese with a white rind 3 Core political supporters 4 They can be sung to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” 5 Some future Girl Scouts 6 Not feel well 7 Seating for two or more 8 Good-hearted sort 9 Item in a box marked “In case of fire …” 10 Short stiletto shoe 11 Grammywinning James 12 Profound 13 3:1 or 4:1, e.g. 18 Ancient France 22 Poison-pen letters 25 Rubbernecker, e.g. 27 “Ben-___” 28 ___ the Riveter (W.W. II figure) 29 Keats or Pindar 30 Tiny change to a master clock 31 Give someone the stink eye, e.g. 32 Wild Australian dog 33 Provide, as with a scholarship 34 One of the friends on “Friends” 35 Sports item absent from wrestling and track 40 Highly personal 43 Depot: Abbr. 47 “My opinion has always been …” 48 Bit of Three Stooges comedy 51 Chatters 52 Bruins’ sch. 53 Slightly 55 Electrically flexible 57 Long-billed wading bird 58 ___ Bell 59 Got 100% on 60 Home furnishings store with a three-syllable name 62 ___ Records 64 Singer Reed