The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Back of the neck

Window covering with adjustable slats

10 Bakery or

bookstore 14 Big brand in

skin care

15 ___ the Riveter (W.W. II symbol)

16 Give up

17 One growing corn, asparagus, spinach, etc. 20 “You ___ Beautiful”

(Joe Cocker classic)

21 Brief unit of

time: Abbr. 22 Believer in a nonintervening God

23 Familiar cliché in storytelling, like “the love triangle” or “the girl next door” 25 Agreeable

suck-ups 27 Minor

criticisms 29 Regal, in a way 32 Squad leader,

in sports 37 Deep sorrow 38 Clearasil target 39 “___ Not Your Negro” (2016 documentary using James Baldwin texts) 40 Storybook bear whose porridge was too cold 41 Often-spiked holiday beverage, familiarly 42 Certain bluegrass musician 46 Garden figurines with beards and pointy hats 48 Search for 49 Bit of tennis or squash equipment 5 52 Representative 55 Danger in

“Jaws” 57 Language related to

Thai

59 The “U” of E.U. 61 “So particular!” … or, in different senses, like 17-, 32- and 42-Across? 64 Common racetrack shape

65 Ones downloading and accessing apps

66 Julie ___ Moonves,

“Big Brother” host

67 Head, in French 68 Floral potpourri

piece

69 Little bitty

DOWN

1 PBS science series since 1974

Cellphone notification 3 On-call doctor’s summoning device

4 “Pay full attention while I’m talking!” 5 Bikini top 6 High tennis

shots

7 The ___ Brothers (“It’s Your Thing” group) 8 Nephew’s

counterpart 9 Hi-___ TV 10 Cinema unit 11 Ernest who wrote “A Farewell to Arms” 12 Poems of

praise

13 Sassy 18 Subject

19 Web page moderator, for short

24 GPS prediction based on distance and driving speed 2

By Taylor Johnson and Christina Iverson

26 Hit the slopes 28 Twirl

30 Togo’s

capital 31 Wine label

information 32 Powdered

orange drink 33 Subj. that studies financial trends 34 Feline with a very fluffy coat

35 ___ Mahal 36 Grammynominated singer/ songwriter Tori

40 Act friendly despite feeling otherwise 42 Girl whom Tom Sawyer loves

43 Inquire

44 Split ___

soup 45 Advantage 47 Meghan ___, Duchess of Sussex 50 Beethoven’s

“Für ___” 51 “Be silent,” in

music 53 Specialized area of expertise 54 Arcade game

coin

55 Apt name for a

Dalmatian 56 Place of busy

activity

58 Pod ingredient

in gumbo 60 Big Apple address abbr.

62 Baby seal 63 Fashion

monogram

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