The new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Yammer away 4 “Picnic”
playwright 8 Fastener for a
bracelet 13 Classic Camaro
model 15 Interpretation
of a situation 16 Backing, or the name of Athena’s shield
17 Eager to get
out
19 Amazes 20 Rap’s ___, the
Creator 21 Element in some food product advertising 23 Motorboat’s
trail
25 “Later!” 26 Southern
constellation 29 Fast-food chain with square burgers 32 Commuting
option
36 Built like a
weightlifter 38 Embarrassing sound when bending over 39 Seven Dwarfs ___ Train (Disney World
ride)
40 Early
Peruvians 41 Bear’s lair 42 Over it all 43 Slip up 44 Commuting
option 45 Moolah 46 Poker
payment 47 Down on the
scoreboard 49 Depot: Abbr. 50 One ___
many 52 Old-fashioned alternative to Venmo or Zelle 54 Powerful
adhesive 59 Major artery 63 Ten pins in two
bowls 64 Adequate space to move around ... as found in this puzzle’s circled letters? 66 Common
mixer
67 Elitist sort 68 BBs, e.g. 69 Creep (up on) 70 Cry from the
curb
71 In accordance
with
DOWN
1 Crux of the
matter Pretentious Reach 212° F,
as water
Sale rack
abbr.
Spruce up Historic Mideast city where Samson died
7 Maker of Brownie
Brick Road ice cream
8 “___ at the
Bat”
9 Host of Netflix’s “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” 10 Shivering fit 11 Moral
transgressions 12 Oral equivalent
of a nudge 14 Sport with a
coxswain 18 Moves like a
baby
22 Baking meas. 24 Item that might be hidden under a front door mat 2 3
4
5 6
By Sue Fracker
26 Spanish
friend 27 Promise to do after being elected 28 Fancy scarf 30 Reprimand,
with “down” 31 Yang’s
counterpart 33 Errand
runners 34 Like neon and
argon 35 Duped
37 Food fight
locale 41 Small musical
group 42 Interlocking
puzzle 44 Collection of online musings 45 Fitting abbr.
hidden in “second nature” 48 Bygone
fridge 51 Vacuum
brand
53 Dance done to “Hava Nagila” 54 Concordes,
e.g., in brief 55 Well informed
about 56 Window part 57 In the unfortunate event that 58 Bone in the
arm
60 Win easily 61 Weighty work 62 Love of Caesar 65 Kimono sash