The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Be an omen

of

5 Reduce 10 Belabor, with

“on” 14 Follower of

Bay or gray 15 ___ setter 16 Sheepish answer to “Who broke this?”

17 Sign in a clearance section 20 “___ soon?” 21 The duck in “Peter and the Wolf” 22 Grunts and

groans, e.g. 23 Country with the second-most Portuguese speakers 25 Stretch 27 Party people,

for short 29 Peach or

plum 30 Download that might use a freemium model

33 “A fickle food,” per Emily Dickinson 36 Large-scale corporate union

39 In the loop 41 One able to lift 10 to 50 times its body weight

42 Like flourless

cake

43 Dream hand for a poker player

46 ___ slicker 47 “Cabin Fever” director

Roth 48 Enthusiastic response to “Wanna come?” 49 Expel 51 Deceptive

movement “Fudge,”

“fie” and “fiddlesticks” are some of the printable ones

57 Title holders 60 Ideal for audiophiles, in brief

62 Swing ___ 63 “Why are you making such a fuss?” … or a hint to 17-, 36- and 43-Across

66 It means nothing at Wimbledon 67 U.S. theater

awards 68 Modify, as an

article

69 Key word when writing dialogue 70 Word with due

or true 71 Manhattan, on

an envelope 53

DOWN

1 U.K. acting

award

2 Hunter visible

at night 3 Remove condensation from

4 Conquer a

hero?

5 It can prevent

cracking 6 Snack item sometimes shown in ads next to a glass of milk 7 Confusion might ensue when they’re crossed

8 Key for getting

out, not in 9 Metal next to tungsten on the periodic table

10 Signal to play 11 Brouhahas 12 Widespread 13 E-tickets often

come as these

By Nancy Stark and Will Nediger

18 Risk taker’s

acronym 19 “You don’t really have to”

24 Field for Maria

Callas

26 “Oh yeah?” 28 Protect, as

freshness 30 Hindu fire god 31 Target for an

exterminator 32 Food,

potentially 33 Food 34 Nowhere to be

found

35 “Do you

mind?” 37 Antelope with

chin hair 38 One side of a

page 40 Patriarchs and

matriarchs

44 Shove down

the throat of 45 Sulky

50 Large swallow 51 Major bashes 52 “A League of

___ Own” 54 Like marshes

or bagpipes 55 Exhaust

physically 56 Like tears and some language 57 Bevy : quails :: parliament : ___ 58 “Now wait just

a second!” 59 Blue shade 61 “Yeah,

sure” 64 “Euphoria”

channel 65 Place for

thieves