The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Talk, talk, talk 4 ___ Henie, 10-time world champion skater

9 Desk jarful 13 Kind of palm 15 Engine

sound

16 “You sure

about that?” 17 *Cause of

irritated eyes 19 Feeling the effects of a tough workout, say 20 One out of 100:

Abbr.

21 Inits. of two schools in the Missouri Valley Conference 22 Catch dead

to rights 23 Alleviated 26 *Many lovers,

e.g.

28 How something

can be torn 30 Hoppy

medium? 31 Top 40 genre 32 Ginormous 35 Company where workers may sleep on the job 38 *Mayim of entertainment 42 Office newbie 43 Pop

44 Card game similar to Crazy Eights 45 Common name starter in 31-Across 46 Drew forcibly

(from)

49 *Way down in the nether regions 54 Word said

while pointing 55 From memory

only 56 D-backs, on

scoreboards 57 Try to see? 58 Part of a Florida flock 59 *Book of Mary 64 “Whip It” band 65 Guiding

principles 66 Flower girl? 67 Steinbeck

title ender 68 “Swell!” 69 Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle

Down

1 Quick blow 2 Subject of a landmark 2012 Supreme Court decision, for short 3 Crumpled

mass 4 Reindeer in

“Frozen” 5 Italian time

unit

6 Finnish tech

giant

7 Medieval

competition 8 Boost

9 One of three

for a grand 10 Good thing to map out before a risky endeavor

11 Nothing: Lat. 12 Editor’s

concern

14 “A Doll’s House” playwright 18 Former “S.N.L.” comic Chris

23 Third in a

group of eight 24 Japanese beer 25 Like an accomplishment worthy of Guinness 26 Groups of

hands 27 Steinbeck

title starter 29 Alternative

genre 33 Non-___ (label on some organic foods) 34 “September 1,

1939” poet 36 Skin-care

product 37 Battery

part

39 Eagerly takes advantage of 40 Lead-in to

port or pad 41 Instrument notably featured in George Michael’s 1984 hit “Careless Whisper”

47 On 48 “Hallelujah!”

singers

49 One joining

a union?

50 Like 48-Down members, often

51 Full of cargo 52 Hopping mad 53 Mohammed’s

third wife

57 City sometimes called “The Buckle of the Bible Belt” 60 Tool set 61 Mess (with) 62 How peers should be treated

63 Villainous

Luthor