The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Citizens United,
e.g., for short 4 Give up
8 Button whose icon consists of a triangle over a horizontal line 13 Prefix with
friendly
14 What fire poppies do after a wildfire 15 Louis ___, “My Dinner With Andre” director 16 Bird able to run faster than the fastest human 17 99, in
chemistry 19 Something removed before signing
21 “My gal” of
song 22 Terminal abbr. 23 Lump in the
throat
26 Most likely to
be picked, say 28 99, in Islam 31 Black cat, some
think 32 Stereotypical dog name that isn’t actually used much
33 Area of
expertise 37 “Who ___?” (end of a riddle) 38 U.S.A.F. honor 39 Saucer,
perhaps
41 Fall into
decay 42 “Hidden Figures” actress Janelle 44 The “A” in A.D. 46 Looks for gold 47 99, in hockey 50 Invites out for 53 Stab in the
back 54 Fill-in-___
blank
55 Letters of “good” cholesterol 57 Former Ohio
governor John 60 99, in pop
music 64 December 1st? 65 Spice that
comes in stars 66 Dugout, e.g. 67 Tree with oval-shaped saw-toothed leaves 68 Expensive
violin, for short 69 Glasses, in
adspeak 70 Mountain seen in “The Sound of Music”
Down
1 Look-see 2 Pinnacle 3 “Sure, I’m
game”
4 Shears 5 Immeasurably
long time
6 ___ Equis
(beer)
7 First responders, for short
8 Mexican revolutionary Zapata
9 When M.L.K.
was born: Abbr. 10 Omit, as a
syllable
11 Parts of a crossword that the constructor works on last 12 Entice
14 Major component of chili
18 Jazz pianist
Hines 20 Either of two directing brothers 24 “Will do my
best”
25 Chap
27 Symbol of the
golden ratio 28 Linguist
Chomsky 29 Arsenal supply 30 Upscale section
of an airport 34 Something that just might work
35 “Out of my
way!” indicator 36 E-commerce site with handmade crafts
38 Place for final
words
40 The United States Bullion Depository, familiarly 43 Responses of
disappointment 45 Bird’s beak 46 Schoolsupporting orgs.
48 Baby ___, character in “The Mandalorian” 49 Clear, as a computer’s memory 50 Book often stored horizontally 51 Push aside 52 Fermented milk
drink
56 Hybrid business entities: Abbr. 58 Holder of
mitochondria 59 Source of canvas and cannabis 61 They take a look at fliers, for short 62 Length of a
400 meter run 63 Washington’s
bill