NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 With 72-Across, what the answers on this puzzle’s perimeter form 5 Beech and birch 9 “Yay!,” in a text
message 13 Drink served either hot or cold 14 Qualified 15 Iberian river 16 Any hit by the Everly Brothers, e.g. 17 Swarm (with) 18 Brief reminder 19 Performs, as
historical scenes 21 Turkish hospice 23 Taunt 24 Moved smoothly 26 Fictional Flanders and Plimpton 28 Not worthy of 32 Hack’s vehicle 35 Nancy Reagan’s
maiden name 37 2007 documentary about the health care system 38 Wilson of “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou” 40 Put back to
zero, say 42 Latin musician
Puente 43 Celebrate noisily 45 Inspiration for Old Major of “Animal Farm” 47 Summer clock observance: Abbr. 48 Florida home for
Hemingway 50 Caddie’s
pocketful 52 Brew, as tea 54 Indonesian
currency 58 Certain paint
protector 61 Heed 63 Curve in a
crown molding 64 Dress ___
(impersonate) 66 Nostalgic style 67 Writer Sarah
___ Jewett 68 Ski resort in Salt
Lake County 69 Leaking, as a
faucet 70 Nutcase 71 Take a gander 72 See 1-Across
DOWN
1 ___ Coyote
(toon) 2 More bizarre 3 Control, as costs 4 Like calls from bill collectors, typically 5 Unit of power 6 Way overweight 7 Cheer in
Chihuahua 8 Death 9 Cry upon arrival 10 High, in German
names 11 “Coffee, Tea ___?” (1960s best seller) 12 Beep 13 Telephone
attachment 20 Chest material 22 ___ Health
magazine 25 Part of AWOL 27 Gracefully thin 29 ___ wash jeans 30 Times Square
booth sign 31 Knee-slapper 32 One may pop on New Year’s Eve 33 Bide-___ 34 Group of
beauties 36 Ending with
advert 39 Magazine launch of 1933 with a hyphen in its name 41 Wedding cake
parts 44 “___ thousand
flowers bloom” 46 Car gear 49 ___ relations 51 Suit company founded in Australia 53 Student of
Socrates 55 Emcee’s
delivery 56 Take ___
(travel) 57 Basketball
target 58 Diner
employee 59 Farming:
Prefix 60 City NNE of
Tahoe 62 “Babette’s Feast” author Dinesen 65 Mideast grp.