The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Teacher of the Talmud 6 Alternative to a thigh
10 Cousin of a picnic, informally
13 Horn or whistle, at times
14 Home of Bach Ma Temple
15 Nickname for Missouri’s secondlargest city, with “the”
16 Was worth another mention
18 Cancel
19 Start of a simple selection process
20 Eartha who sang “I Want to Be Evil”
21 Cool place in a hot place
23 Janet’s “nota-robot” boyfriend on “The Good Place”
25 Speaking naturally
26 Travel discount
29 International intelligence organization?
30 With 40-Across, offshore work site
31 It’s money, in a saying
35 Apple ___ 36 Said no ... or, interpreted differently, a hint to entering the answers to 16-, 26-, 46and 61-Across 40 See 30-Across 41 “Light” of a light bulb moment 43 Get-up-and-go 44 Surrounded by 46 Not inflammatory? 50 Musical instrument also called a chacchac
53 TV’s Ted Lasso, e.g.
54 “___ que sí!” (Spanish “Of course!”)
55 Fake
57 Eton students, traditionally
60 .png alternative 61 Sanctuary like Yellowstone 64 “What a revelation!”
65 Public relations focus
66 Needing direction
67 Prohibit 68 Bring up 69 Trunk
Down
1 Broccoli ___
2 It’s vera soothing!
3 Rural shindig
4 Edy’s competitor
5 Mischievous tyke
6 Power unit
7 Still able to win
8 Lead-in to stick or starter
9 Escort of a sort
10 Apathetic
11 Trap from all sides
12 Dungeons & Dragons mission
14 Sort of poem not usually pluralized by adding an -s
17 Scraped (out)
22 Letters that are fittingly part of “f_mily _ _i_”
24 Bring up
25 Finish one’s taxes
26 Ward (off)
27 Tours de force
28 “___ but a scratch”
29 Customizable Nintendo avatar
32 1800s steampowered locomotive
33 Breath freshener
34 Good ___ (kind soul)
37 ___ Klein, author of “Why We’re Polarized” 38 “Curses upon thee!”
39 Raw material for some analysts
42 Yonder
45 Subject of a centuries-old theatrical superstition
47 Having legendary status
48 “You matter to me”
49 Not many
50 Mundane employment, derisively
51 Leader of Argos?
52 Harshly criticize, informally
55 “Without delay!”
56 Epic
58 Part of Y.S.L.
59 Resting place?
62 Québécois confidant
63 ___ fly (R.B.I.earning play)