The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Parishioners’ bench 4 Spanish “Bye!” 9 Unexpected plot development 14 Before, in poetry 15 Variety show with skits and songs 16 Got out of bed 17 Preliminary tournament stage 20 Commotion 21 Campus figure with a “list” 22 1960s soul singer Redding 23 Filipino or Laotian 26 Fig. on a college transcript 29 “Spring forward” clock setting: Abbr. 30 Snake oil salesman’s offering 33 Move just a little 34 Got hitched in Vegas, perhaps 35 Cause for a produce recall 38 Lawyers’ org. 40 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. 41 1989’s “Honey, I ___ the Kids” 43 Wonderland visitor 45 Woman temporarily serving as monarch 47 Ice cream amts. 50 Disorderly bunch 51 Beginning phase 52 Last word in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” 53 Actress ___ Skye 55 Passes into law 57 Financial statement issued every three months 62 Railroad property in Monopoly 63 Actress Davis of “Thelma & Louise” 64 20-sided game piece in Dungeons & Dragons 65 Intelligence 66 Important agent in bread dough and beer fermentation 67 Guinness book suffix
Down 1 Captain Ahab’s ship in “MobyDick” 2 Shoots lava 3 What to do “if the shoe fits” 4 Prima donna’s chance to shine 5 Swindle 6 Poison ___ (plant) 7 French assent 8 Maurice who wrote “Where the Wild Things Are” 9 Olympic figure skating champion Lipinski 10 Ill-advised maneuver 11 Debtor’s note 12 ID with two hyphens 13 TV’s “___ Lasso” 18 The “L” of U.C.L.A. 19 Sci-fi or romance 24 Story that spans generations 25 Swelling reducers for sprains 27 Pet name for José 28 Gulf of ___ (waters off the coast of Yemen) 30 Anthony who played Zorba in “Zorba the Greek” 31 Put into power 32 Football distances: Abbr. 33 Colorful symbols of hope and happiness 35 Lawyer’s title: Abbr. 36 Pal 37 Cookie in cookies and cream 39 Opposite of aweather, to a sailor 42 Coin of Denmark 44 Summer office workers 46 Pep 47 Scannable black-and-white square … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across 48 Video game with falling blocks 49 Six lines in a sonnet 52 Percussive dance style 54 Great Plains tribe 56 “Super-cool!” 57 Over half of all Super Bowl M.V.P.s, for short 58 Dubai’s country, for short 59 ___ Arbor, Mich. 60 Stan who co-created the Marvel Universe 61 Vote of support