The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Bird with keen binocular vision 4 Unit of bacon or cloth 9 Throw away 13 Language spoken in Bangkok 15 French ___ (region east of Suriname) 16 First part of a play 17 Black Forest Ham and Cold Cut Combo, for two 20 Bible book with 150 sacred poems 21 Away from the sun, say 22 “Favorite” or “prodigal” one 23 Sugary 25 ___ port in a storm 26 Region encompassing a city and its suburbs 30 Honoree on the third Sunday in June 32 ___ Gagarin, first person in space 33 Cube or sphere 35 Must, informally 39 Pre-calc class 40 Keep the beat with one’s feet, say 42 Actor Oldman 43 Commotion 45 Clean vigorously 46 Utter delight 47 Spot for a soak 49 One-size-fits-all hosiery 51 Free ___ bird 54 Hotel customer 56 Hall-of-Fame QB Dawson 57 Nelson who wrote “Long Walk to Freedom” 59 “I’ve got it!” 62 Nonmainstream productions like “Pink Flamingos” and “Eraserhead” 66 Goulash or gumbo 67 Online brokerage pioneer 68 Rolaids competitor 69 “Child’s play!” 70 Bowling alley rentals 71 Bartender on “The Simpsons”

Down

1 Extra N.B.A. periods, for short 2 Clobber but good 3 Scientific workplaces 4 Figure (out) 5 ___ Maria (liqueur) 6 Competed in a 10K, say 7 Not mainstream 8 Received quick cash for, in a way 9 Food in a hard or soft shell 10 Ellen ___, first Hispanic woman in space 11 Back of a boat 12 Oscar winner Spacek 14 “Told you so!” 15 Athlete on the pommel horse or parallel bars 18 ___ gobi (curry dish) 19 Attachment to a dog collar, informally 23 Chooses 24 Stay at home during, as a hurricane 26 Story that’s not to be believed 27 Continental currency 28 Quartet minus one 29 Aussie hoppers 31 “Shucks!” 34 Smear on, as makeup 36 Soft mineral 37 Arduous journey 38 Thumbs-up votes 41 Orchestral introduction in a musical or opera 44 Tool for boring holes 48 Sticks out 50 Medieval worker 51 Cause to chuckle 52 Christmas list keeper 53 Range from Venezuela to Chile 55 Habitat for humanity? 58 Like earlymorning grass 59 Finishes up 60 “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi 61 Snowballs, in a snowball fight 63 Gold, in Guadalajara 64 Dubai’s country, for short 65 Opposite of NNW