The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Drinks like a
dog
5 Always ordering others around
10 Word with
potato or poker 14 The “Iliad,” for
one 15 Paperless request to attend a party 16 Peru’s capital 17 Step 1: Exceed the limit à la Spinal Tap
19 Improves with time, like wine 20 Fire starter 21 Engrossed 22 “Could you repeat that?” 23 Diamond with gold and platinum certifications 25 Step 2: Partygoer’s guest 27 Rodents led away by the Pied Piper of Hamelin 30 Part of a sawfish that’s shaped like a chain saw 32 Support grp. for a candidate 33 Cigarette residue 34 Resident of Edinburgh 35 Something to boil water in 38 ___ for the course 39 Step 3: Go on a brief break
41 Archer’s asset 42 Church toppers 44 Make repairs to 45 Soccer player’s target
46 Longtime “Dancing With the Stars” judge Goodman 47 “By Jove!” 48 Admit it, with “up”
49 Step 4: Hefty sales discount
52 Baby’s first word, often 54 Farm unit 55 Yearn (for) 57 Cattle breed 61 Mix with a spoon 62 Never to be repeated ... or an apt pronouncement after following the instructions sequentially in 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across? 64 Connection point 65 Texas historical site to “remember” 66 “Consider the job done!” 67 You could tell how old it is if you saw it! 68 Used a keyboard 69 Citi Field team
Down
1 Parts of a relay 2 Per item 3 Bread served from a halal cart
4 Derides 5 “The Fresh Prince of ___Air”
6 Stopping point along a scenic drive 7 One of Hinduism’s principal deities 8 Eurasian plain 9 1983 title role for Barbra Streisand 10 Tries to scratch, as a cat might 11 Like “93” but not “89” gasoline 12 “Uh … well …” 13 Ctrl+V command 18 ___ out a living 24 Early Peruvians 26 Flip over 27 Emulates Cardi B or Pusha T 28 “Right away!” 29 Roller coaster, e.g. 31 Derives (from) 34 Courtroom recorder 35 Neighbor of Tanzania 36 “The check is in the mail” and “The dog ate my homework,” famously 37 CPR experts 40 Baseball or football, but not boxing 43 Professional dressed in black and white 47 “I wish!” 48 Group of obsessive followers, as of a TV show 49 “___ it occurred to you …?” 50 Best supporting ___ (Academy Awards category) 51 Parade vehicle 53 Fuming 56 Kind of tide 58 Vanished 59 The “U” of C.P.U. 60 Matching bundles 63 Drift (off)