NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Peak near Tokyo:

Abbr. 7 Facts and figures 11 Guy’s date 14 Stuff that may make you go “Ah- choo!” 15 Actor Wilson of “Midnight in Paris” 16 Cheer at a

bullfight 17 Group preparing a ball field for a game 19 Homes on

wheels, for short 20 Slippery fish 21 Like Monday crosswords, relatively speaking 22 Protection 24 Blown away 26 DuPont fiber 27 1972 platinum album by the Allman Brothers Band 31 “___ out of it!” 33 Opposite of a

liability 34 Window section 36 Bit of acne 37 Globe: Abbr. 38 Locale of all the circled items in this puzzle 41 Suffix with pay 42 Running total at

a bar 43 Apartment building overseer, informally 44 Gets whiter 46 Not working 48 Doesn’t get near 51 Peter who compiled a book of synonyms 53 James of jazz 54 The Audi symbol

has four of them 55 Fly high 57 Musical cousin

of calypso 60 Ancient 61 Japanese delicacy served in thin slices 65 Hearty brew 66 Send off, as rays 67 One always making adjustments on the job? 68 ___ Moines,

Iowa 69 Releases of Drake and Cardi B 70 Tune out

Down

1 Fuel economy measure, for short 2 Ripped 3 Ice sheet 4 Wail in grief 5 Actress Aniston,

to friends 6 Seriously

involved 7 E. R. figures 8 Off- kilter 9 Shirt that might have a slogan on it 10 Egypt’s Sadat 11 Blue- veined

Italian cheese 12 American Dance

Theater founder 13 Not so much 18 “Smooth Operator” singer, 1985 23 Aboveground

trains 25 Light bulb units 26 “Say it isn’t so!” 27 Shoe that ties around the ankle 28 Some women with lightcolored hair 29 Cop ___ ( confess in return for lighter punishment) 30 Taxi 32 School grps. 33 Sparkling Italian

wine 35 One living abroad, informally 39 Boot out 40 Make a choice 45 Completely

covered with 47 Shape of a Silly

Putty container 49 Affirmative votes 50 Sheetlike gray

clouds 52 Ending with

poly54 The Beatles’

“Abbey ___” 55 Scissors sound 56 Honey Bunches

of ___ 58 About 2.2 pounds, for short 59 Latin love 62 Actress Thurman 63 What shoulders may do after a disappointment 64 Fury