NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 Apt rhyme for “paws” 6 Cries loudly 10 Mountain 14 Maximum allowed 15 One really shouldn’t be used to clean your ears, doctors say 16 Relaxed feeling 17 The first Mrs. Donald Trump 18 Strong desire 19 Gazelle, to a cheetah 20 Red hat of the Ottoman Empire 21 One of the two main branches of Islam 23 Dogs with curly tails 25 Higher on the Rotten Tomatoes rating scale 27 Ire 28 Clothing line? 29 Not yet found, as a criminal 32 Popular samesex dating app 35 Be hurting 36 Birth control option, for short 37 Sounds of wonderment 38 Singing voice above baritone 40 Italian wine region 41 Sweetie 42 Like some retro carpeting 43 Most strange 45 More intelligent 47 Wowed 48 The “R” of H.R.H. 49 What one should do twice before cutting once 53 Major toymaker 55 Sound of a contented cat 56 The “p” of m.p.h. 57 “Fancy seeing you here!” 58 Very: Fr. 60 U.S. facility in Cuba, informally 62 Country bordering Yemen 63 Bring on staff 64 Egg-shaped 65 ___ pot (device for clearing sinuses) 66 Thanksgiving side dish 67 Al ___ (firm, as pasta)
Down
1 Steep drop-off 2 Meat that may be “chopped” 3 Wow 4 Take the pot, in poker 5 Tucked (away) 6 Wiggle from discomfort 7 ___ vez (again, in Spanish) 8 Humongous 9 Ancient tool for hunters or warriors 10 Edible squash seed 11 Phenomenon witnessed from space … or a hint to this puzzle’s sequence of shaded squares 12 On the ocean 13 C minor and F sharp major, for two 22 Like a diet low in sodium and favoring whole grains 24 Salad green some chefs massage to soften 26 Tax IDs: Abbr. 27 Texas city between Dallas and Austin 30 Courage, metaphorically 31 Computer menu with Undo and Redo 32 Bunches 33 Wander 34 “Gotcha” 35 “Life of Pi” director Lee 39 ___ Grey tea 40 Does sums 42 Eyelid irritation 44 “For heaven’s sake!” 46 Twisty-shaped pasta 47 Entertains 50 Supermodel Kate 51 Send, as a payment 52 Wear away 53 What the Apollo 8 crew was orbiting when astronaut Bill Anders took his iconic 11-Down photograph 54 “Alas!” 55 Salon job 59 Narrow inlet 61 “So ___ heard”