The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Animal that barks 4 Bourbon barrel material 7 Tribal leader 12 Blunder 13 ___ colada 15 List for a meeting 16 *Certain psychedelic experience 18 Nintendo game featuring balance exercises 19 ___ of the game 20 Early auto engine’s power source 22 Construction area, e.g. 23 Performs like Iggy Azalea 25 Social stratum 27 Provoke 30 Nevada city on the Truckee River 31 PC monitor type, in brief 34 *Hairstyle popularized by Lucille Ball 36 Hip-hop producer who founded Aftermath Entertainment 38 For two, in music 39 Jeans material 41 At the drop of ___ (instantly) 42 Drops in the mail 44 *Cheap neighborhood bar 46 Bygone Mach 1 breaker, for short 47 Major water line 49 Hang around idly 50 “Wanna join us?” 52 Fairy tale bear with a hard bed 53 Delivery room instruction 55 Put on hold 57 Religious sisters 61 Real lowlife 63 “So there!” … or what you can do to the ends of the answers to the starred clues? 65 Looks without blinking 66 Ship personnel 67 Number of Q tiles in Scrabble 68 Item that may be baked or mashed, informally 69 Caustic solution 70 Ingredient in a Denver omelet
Down
1 College faculty head 2 Whale that preys on octopuses 3 Worrisome, as news 4 Make a pick 5 Cockpit reading 6 Makes a scarf, say 7 FX in much sci-fi and fantasy 8 Bank holdup 9 *Bunt single, e.g. 10 Heading in a word processing menu 11 Destiny 14 Gibbon or gorilla 15 “Geez, that sucks!” 17 Expressed contempt for 21 Like vinegar 24 Falcons, on scoreboards 26 Roll for a greenskeeper 27 “No bid from me” 28 Connection points 29 *Home of many a courthouse 30 Talk too long 32 Yearn for 33 Scare off 35 Pop singer Dion 37 Visibly elated 40 Nonsense 43 Home of the George W. Bush Institute, in brief 45 Hack (off) 48 Capitol Hill staffers 51 Busiest airport in the Midwest 52 Oyster’s creation 53 “Hey, over here!” 54 ___ Beauty (Sephora competitor) 56 Org. that monitors consumer scams 58 “Here comes trouble …” 59 Mama’s mama 60 Part of a cherry you don’t eat 62 Gen ___ (millennial’s follower) 64 Ovine mother