NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 ___ Polo, traveler at the court of Kublai Khan 6 Rings of water

around castles 11 Russian fighter

jet 14 Come clean 15 Property

defacer 16 Signature Obama legislation, for short 17 Jon Bon Jovi

torch song? 19 Centerpiece of a

frat party 20 Stick in one’s

___ 21 Province west

of Que. 22 Chest muscles,

for short 23 J. F. K.’ s W. W. II

command 26 Tiny battery size 27 Med. school

subject 28 Lawyer’s charge 29 Elvis Presley

torch song? 32 Squid, in Italian

cuisine 35 Tough puzzle 36 Bangles torch

song? 40 Sudden

outpouring 42 Some Canadian petroleum deposits 45 The Doors torch

song? 49 “Lower your

voice, please” 50 Pale blue hue 51 Horse of a

certain color 52 With prudence 55 Fat used in

mincemeat 56 Place 57 Match up 58 Sarcastic laugh

syllable 59 The Trammps

torch song? 64 Opposite of

WSW 65 Letter- shaped

girders 66 Diplomat 67 Norm: Abbr. 68 Drives the getaway car for, say 69 Grabs some Z’s

Down

1 Unruly throng 2 Leatherworker’s

punch 3 Genetic carrier,

briefly 4 Ancient Incan

capital 5 “Madama Butterfly,” for one 6 S. I. or GQ 7 Given out for a

time 8 Hebrew for “my

Lord”

9 Scottish pattern 10 Crafty 11 Speak

gobbledygook 12 Glacial chamber 13 Joke writer 15 Ex- G. I.’ s org. 18 Crunchy,

healthful snack 22 Pablo Picasso’s designer daughter 23 Army E- 3: Abbr. 24 Pekoe, for one 25 Under siege 26 “Madama Butterfly” highlight 30 Server with a

spigot 31 Transcript figs. 33 To boot 34 Chance upon 37 Pork cut 38 Christmas tree 39 “Inside ___ Davis” ( Coen brothers film) 40 Cuts drastically,

as prices 41 Pleasingly tangy 43 FedEx

competitor 44 Like a

wallflower 46 Onetime

Dr Pepper rival 47 “Get it?” 48 Wealthy sort,

informally 53 Derive via logic 54 Public outburst 57 Kim, to Kourtney or Khloé 59 A day in Spain 60 Yoga chants 61 # vanlife homes,

briefly 62 “Let’s ___ and

say we did” 63 Kvetchers’ cries