The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Opening made by a letter opener 5 Antifur org. 9 Wee bit 14 Old-fashioned fight club? 15 Wrinkle remover 16 Pacific Island group that was once a setting for “Survivor” 17 New couple, in a gossip column 18 Look after, as a fire, bar or flock 19 1940s nuclear event, for short 20 “I’m willing to pay that amount” 23 “___ Just Not That Into You” (2009 rom-com)

24 New newt

25 Get value from 26 “Law & Order” spinoff, informally 27 Longtime advertiser at the Indy 500 29 Oolong or Darjeeling

32 “If I can be honest here … ” 37 Submarine device 38 The “A” of E.T.A.: Abbr.

39 Main line from the heart 40 “Absolutely! 100% positive!”

43 E.R. staffers 44 Snake symbolizing old Egyptian royalty

45 Gives a thumbs-up 46 Transmission by telephone

48 ___ alai 49 Pennies: Abbr. 52 20-, 32- or 40-Across 58 Boots from political office 59 Southwestern tribe with a snake dance

60 Start of every California ZIP code 61 How a ballerina often dances 62 Israeli statesman Abba ___ 63 Historical novelist Seton 64 Jumped 65 Alternative to a drumstick 66 Historical

DOWN

1 Actress Dame Maggie 2 Woodworker ’s tool

3 Drinks akin to Slush Puppies 4 Work as a sub 5 Pathetic

6 Put up, as a monument 7 Muscular firmness 8 “___ Love Her” (Beatles ballad) 9 Practices jabs and hooks

10 TV journalist Couric 11 Fashion designer Cassini

12 Bit of attire that might say “MISS UNIVERSE” 13 Jabba the ___ 21 Paul who went on a midnight ride 22 Building manager, for short

26 Wild guess 27 Razor sharpener at a barbershop 28 By way of, for short

29 Surf’s partner, on menus 30 Suffix with Smurf 31 “So it’s you!” 32 Bugs Bunny or Wile E. Coyote 33 Burden to bear 34 Potato chip brand 35 Walkie-_ _ _ 36 Louis Treize, Louis Quatorze and others 37 Damascus’s land: Abbr.

41 Something hailed on city streets 42 Wandering 46 Camera lens setting 47 Beauty, brawn or brains

48 Land east of the Yellow Sea 49 Land west of the Yellow Sea 50 Awards for Broadway’s best 51 Blood, ___ & Tears

52 Hip 53 Debussy’s “Clair de _ _ _”

54 “The Thin Man” pooch

55 What a puppy likes to do to toys and socks 56 Mongolian desert 57 Jacket fastener