The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0316
Across
1 What Do You ___? (popular modern party game)
5 Kind of ray 10 Who says “Play it, Sam” in “Casablanca” 14 Pink-slipped 15 Deafening 16 Beef that’s
aged?
17 Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times
19 Satirist Mort 20 Take hold 21 Sort unlikely to
stoop, say 23 Motorist’s offense, for short
24 [Shrug] 26 Complicated
situation 28 Notable
29 Spot for a stud
… or a “bud” 31 Buenos ___ 32 Heading in the
right direction? 34 Hockey legend
Gordie
37 This might be
rigged
38 “Count us in!” 41 Churn
43 Home of the Nobel Peace Center
44 Big to-do 48 Ones who know what’s coming? 49 Blubber 51 Woman’s name that’s a palindrome 52 “Through the Looking-Glass” character 56 Intestine’s
place
58 Pop singer’s nickname that omits 51-Across 59 Ingenuity org. 60 Italian for
“milk” 61 Golfer’s involuntary wrist spasms while putting, with “the” 63 Plant seen rolling through this puzzle? 66 Hexagon bordering two rectangles 67 Great Lakes
people
68 John Irving protagonist T. S. ___ 69 Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire
70 Hit the mall,
say
71 Possible cause
of a cough
Down
1 Gargantuan 2 Kayak
alternative 3 Get-togethers 4 Singer McCain with the 1998 hit “I’ll Be”
5 16 cups: Abbr. 6 Holy scroll
holder
7 Like towelettes in a fast-food restaurant
8 It’s heaven-sent 9 Neighbor of chlorine on the periodic table
10 Contingencies 11 Chairs, e.g. 12 “Bee-you-tiful!” 13 Wings things 18 Sister of King
Charles III 22 Mediocre effort 25 Home of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial 27 Make-up
artists? 30 Candy in a gold
foil wrapper 33 Go a few
rounds, say? 35 Essay count:
Abbr. 36 Creatures described as anguilliform 39 Elizabeth of
“WandaVision” 40 “Va-va-___!” 41 Editorial
overhaul
42 Like a certain Freudian complex
45 Take on
together 46 Developing,
say 47 Family-friendly, for the most part
48 Not go to bed 50 Shakespearean
humor
53 Sees
54 Seize
55 First lady between Bess and Jackie 57 University of Georgia athletes, to fans
62 “___ Said” (critically acclaimed 2022 biographical drama) 64 Hebrew word meaning “son of”
65 Psychopharmacology inits.