The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Truly amazed
5 Christina of 2003’s “Monster”
10 Pot covers
14 Spread on a banh mi
15 Protective wear for a grillmaster
16 Corn maze measure
17 Last step in telephone instructions, often
19 Jessica of “Valentine’s Day”
20 Bend at the barre
21 “Can this be happening?”
23 Registration table items
26 Most Valuable Player and others
27 Prefix with technology
29 “Steady as ___ goes”
30 Actor Beatty
31 Versatile blackjack card
32 Quintet on a Chinese flag
34 Seemingly forever
37 Not easily achieved
39 “The Fountainhead” author
42 “Ah, gotcha”
43 Greek god after whom an ocean is named
45 Fish in an ornamental pond
46 Butter serving
48 Official with a protective vest
49 November parade participants, informally
50 Danny of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
53 Spoke hoarsely, like a blacksmith?
55 Founder of Zoom
57 Partner in battle
59 What “V” may stand for in electronics
60 What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39and 55-Across are
64 Just sitting around
65 Absolutely loved 66 Bring in from the field
67 One getting top billing
68 Junction points 69 Hazmat regulator
DOWN
1 Sound system component
2 Bend out of shape
3 Mascara shelfmates
4 Square dance maneuver
5 Music genre for 21 Savage and 42 Dugg
6 2019 event for Zoom, in brief
7 Police car
8 Bamboozles
9 Third-largest of the world’s oceans
10 Many a guide dog
11 Less cordial
12 Anticipate with trepidation
13 Is a success on the market
18 Theatrical backdrop
22 Some TikTok users
24 Regarding
25 Country separating Togo from Ivory Coast
27 “I’m gonna pass”
28 Kind of palm tree in Central and South America
32 Like a postworkout CrossFitter
33 Hayek of 2002’s “Frida”
35 Out-and-out falsehoods
36 Obnoxious sort
38 Described vividly
40 Talks one’s mouth off
41 Say something not nice about
44 Ripen, say … or show embarrassment
47 You might see a big bill from this at a pet shop
49 Alternative to shoelaces
50 Angel’s opposite
51 Wash away gradually
52 Fancy Mediterranean estate
54 Scathing review
56 What thoughtless people may be on?
58 “That’s right!”
61 Regret
62 Short albums, for short
63 Nail ___