The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Buds

5 ___ Empire, a.k.a. the Realm of the Four Parts 9 Word with bar

or bowl 14 Pizazz 15 Cup-andsaucer luncheons 16 Hot apple pie

has one 17 Start of a punny quip with two correct answers 20 Step up or

down

21 Phnom ___ 22 Oversight 25 Aloof with 30 Peter Sarsgaard’s role in 2016’s “Jackie,” for short

33 Part 2 of the

quip 34 Traveled to an island, in a

way 35 Children’s

author Carle 37 Squid predator 39 Wanting no

more, say 40 Part 3 of the

quip 43 Disoriented 44 Cry at the end

of a big job 45 Files a petition 46 Continue with 48 Part 4 of the

quip

50 Lunar New

Year

51 Play around 52 Philippine

coins

54 Drop a line? 56 Devise, as a

plot

60 End of the quip 66 Where shampoo was invented 67 Home of

66-Across 68 Stumble

69 ___ footage 70 Many a driver’s

ed enrollee 71 Regarding

DOWN Writes

Slews

Tibetan spiritual leader 4 Epitome of

slowness 5 Cousin ___ (“The Addams Family” member) 6 Agatha

Christie ___ Miller

7 ___ diem 8 Arthur

___, 1975 Wimbledon winner 9 Woodcutter’s

prop

10 Spot for many a “mom” tattoo 11 Singer Rawls 12 Theater chain or cable channel

13 Dit’s

counterpart 18 Aid in busing 19 Back in the day 23 Fictional character who dreams about Heffalumps 24 Positive response to “Agree?” 26 Some exams 27 Skedaddled 28 Conical

shelter

29 Most unusual

30 Meal

1 2 3

By Rob Baker

31 Tutti-___ 32 “___ Cousins” (1964 Elvis film)

34 ___ Mae (mortgage company) 36 “10-4!”

38 Head to the

office?

41 Come under fire, literally or figuratively 42 Ones ordering

lab tests? 47 Heroine

Prior of the “Divergent” series 49 London’s ___

Square 52 Terrible twos,

e.g. 53 Ed Asner

role in 2003’s “Elf”

55 “Right now!” 57 Rips [five

letters]

58 Lit ___

59 Shot,

for short 60 Certain sib 61 “Explosive”

cable channel 62 The groom is usually the first to say it 63 New driver’s acquisition: Abbr. 64 Something dispensed with in “business casual” 65 Actor McShane

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