NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Missing links 7 Place for a mud

bath 10 Abductees’ destinations, in some hard- to-believe stories 14 Cleanser brand that “hasn’t scratched yet” 15 Shorten,

perhaps 16 Styptic pencil

target 17 Architect ___ Mies van der Rohe 18 Half an

exorbitant fee? 19 Prefix with

matter 20 Riders in

10- Across 21 “What’s goin’

on?” 24 Fuel rating 26 Motorized racers 27 “I need my ___” 30 Coquettish sorts 32 “Let’s shake!” 34 Celestial strings 38 Inheritance tax

target 39 “Yours truly”

alternative 41 Actor Jackie who’s his own stuntman 42 “Don’t worry, I’m

O. K.” 46 Scoundrel 48 Cary of “The

Princess Bride” 49 Online birthday

greeting 52 Sinatra’s big

band leader 54 “Hand it over!” 56 ___ alai 59 Be caught in ___ 60 Mauna ___ 61 Some collectors’

“vinyl” 64 Cameron of “Bad

Teacher” 65 Electric bill abbr. 66 Turn the page,

say 67 Common- sense 68 Recent U. S. N. A.

graduate: Abbr. 69 Where you might see the message formed by the last words in 21-, 32-, 42and 54- Across

Down

1 Up to the job 2 Wear a puss 3 Some touchdown scorers 4 Gaping mouth 5 Universal Music

Group label 6 Like all-World Series games, now 7 Tecumseh’s tribe 8 How salaries or rainfall may be reported 9 Bandoleer filler 10 In an open, no- apologies manner 11 In better condition, to collectors 12 The black

pawns, e. g. 13 Washington pro

team, informally 22 “I do solemnly

swear …,” e. g. 23 “Aloha Oe” instrument, for short 24 Beachgoer’s

cooler- offer 25 Part of C. D.:

Abbr. 27 Design detail,

briefly 28 Market

aggressively 29 Lead- in to “boy!”

or “girl!” 31 Blacken on a

barbecue 33 Watch over 35 Say for certain 36 Tennis great

Lacoste 37 Secret Service’s

charge: Abbr. 40 Jolly Roger

crewman 43 Historic section

of a city 44 Big kerfuffles 45 Gillette brand 47 Halsey or Nimitz:

Abbr. 49 “OMG!,” old- style 50 Eyelashes,

anatomically 51 For the birds? 53 Boot up 55 Sommer of “A

Shot in the Dark” 56 Oscar winner

Dench 57 Love, in Lisbon 58 “___ it ironic?” 62 WKRP’s Nessman 63 “Rubbish!”