The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Graphic in a weather report
4 High-hat
9 Places for todo lists
14 Potential resource on an asteroid
15 Dessert not for the diet-conscious
16 Things to memorize
17 Social media fad that went viral in 2014
20 Animal also called a zebra giraffe
21 Jack of “Rio Lobo”
22 “OMG, that is soooo funny!”
24 Large-beaked bird found in Africa
28 Only card of its suit in a hand
30 Certain public transports
32 Certain public transport
33 Golfer Aoki
34 Medal for bravery, perhaps
37 Network with the all-time greatest number of Emmys
38 Ado
39 Run a fever, say
40 “There it is!”
41 Say “Yes, I did it”
44 Made, as one’s case
45 Philip who wrote “American Pastoral”
46 Up to
47 Poet’s contraction
48 Poke around
50 Old PC software
52 Sandwich alternative
54 “Star Wars” droid, informally
57 Fancyschmancy language … or the contents of some special squares in this puzzle
63 Love to death
64 Bloke
65 Chaotic situation, metaphorically
66 Jabber?
67 Analyze, in a way
68 Top of a wizard’s staff
Down
1 Response when playing innocent
2 Gas brand that’s also a musical direction
3 Something not to do before Christmas?
4 Trample
5 Untagged
6 Elf’s evil counterpart
7 Whence the phrase “wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve”
8 Relative of turquoise
9 Tryst locale
10 Part of a diner showcase
11 ___ Wilson, lead singer of Heart
12 M.B.A., e.g.: Abbr.
13 Glasgow-toLiverpool dir.
18 Cowpoke
19 “Well, ___-didah!”
23 Animal often with a “mask” around its eyes
25 Monopoly quartet: Abbr.
26 Christmas, in Italy
27 TV host once with an “Explaining Jokes to Idiots” segment
28 Places where business is picking up?
29 Append
31 Slowpokes
33 Abbr. on a bank statement
34 Manhattan, e.g.: Abbr.
35 Spot on the face, informally
36 Dope
38 Manhattan, for one
42 Ike’s W.W. II command: Abbr.
43 What smiles may make
44 Green sauce
47 Winter Olympics powerhouse
49 For
51 Alfalfa’s love in “The Little Rascals”
53 Popular Italian car, informally
55 Ricelike pasta
56 Sign of rot
57 A-OK
58 It’s a promise
59 Website with the slogan “Understand the news”
60 Afore
61 What 17-Across raised money for, in brief
62 [Poor me!]