The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Jiggly dessert 6 Reclining hero

pose, for one 11 Film special f/x 14 Sci-fi vessel 17 She/___

pronouns

18 Like a government led by thieving politicians 19 Comic strip cry 20 Platte River

people

21 Diesel found in

street racers? 22 Costco unit 23 Ingredient in a

hurricane 26 Cute, cutely 28 Held in

suspense 29 Peak whose name means “the high one” 31 Some footwear

fasteners 34 Adult insect

stage

35 Sci-fi vessel 38 Fig Newtons

manufacturer 40 Primeval 41 Science fiction

vessel

44 East Coast Amtrak service with the fastest trains in the Americas 45 Some cheerful

folks 46 Heavy-handed

sorts 47 Instrument with

a pedal

49 Part of an IV or

an old TV 51 Denver winter

hrs.

52 Site of a terrible

fall?

53 Org. in “The

X-Files”

55 On the ___ 57 Helmed

58 Sci-fi energy rays that might suck up earthly bodies, as depicted three times in this puzzle

64 Chum 65 Performer who might step on some toes? 66 On the ___ 67 Knight’s mount 68 Gumbos, e.g.

DOWN

1 Airport alternative to Newark Liberty 2 Building wing 3 Strong cleaner 4 Sass

5 Not flummoxed

by

6 Longest river entirely in Switzerland 7 Most urbane 8 When “Time Warp” is sung in the musical “The Rocky Horror Show” 9 German

veto

10 Path of a comet 11 Crib notes 12 Gaggle

components 13 Cross

15 2018 John

Travolta flop 16 Trash hauler

[Moooooooo!] 22 Chili pepper or bell pepper, scientifically 23 Update, as a site

layout 24 Without shame 25 1976 hit by Heart [Heeeeelp!] 27 W.W. II war

zone, in brief 28 Place for a drink while traveling [Hooooonk!] 29 Loud, unpleasant noises

30 Fly off the

handle

By Dan Caprera

32 “Well, ___ escalated quickly!” 33 Stimpy’s chum

of toondom 35 Seconds or

thirds

36 Quiet spot to

moor a boat 37 Grps. organizing book sales, maybe

39 Half of D

42 One of seven in the Constitution 43 Tallahassee sch. 46 Feature on either brother of Smith Bros. cough drops 47 Lends a hand 48 Unbeatable 50 Result of a leaky

pen, perhaps 53 Chi Psi, e.g.,

informally 54 It’s bound to be eaten by livestock 56 Major corp.

hirees 58 Atlanta-based

network

59 ___ Allen, host of “Chopped” on the Food Network 60 Tolkien’s Leaflock, for one

61 One of a pair of “bullets,” in poker 62 Pokémon with a catlike appearance 63 One section of a

H.S. yearbook