The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Recede

4 Submit, as homework

10 “Yeah ... I don’t think so”

14 Gymnast Suni of Team U.S.A.

15 Plaza resident of fiction

16 What some flakes are made of 17 59-Across from someone who’s paying?

19 Thus

20 Feature of Jupiter’s moon Europa

21 Apple field worker? 23 Acronymic title for a legendary athlete

26 23-Across, in boxing

27 Purchase 30 59-Across from an anxious caller? 33 Sound of intrigue 34 Thoroughly enjoy 35 59-Across from a frustrated parent?

41 “I’m ___ of you” (Valentine’s Day message for a plant lover?)

42 Mole that should definitely be removed? 43 59-Across from a carpooler?

50 Record label for H.E.R. and SZA 51 Letters of amusement 52 Erstwhile

54 Tons o’

56 Singing rodent of cartoondom 57 Bridges in film 59 “Come here often?,” e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 35- and 43-Across 63 “Frozen” snowman

64 It might include a plus one

65 Feminist assn. since 1966 66 Storage containers

67 Like matryoshka dolls

68 Speech fillers

DOWN

1 Poet who wrote “April is the cruellest month” 2 “You ___!” (informal affirmative) 3 Appear in public 4 “Whoa, take it easy!”

5 Prefix with rock or country

6 Neither’s partner 7 Game piece with multiple faces 8 Name meaning “God is salvation” 9 Annoy

10 Cab alternative

11 1983 hit song that begins with “Domo arigato” 12 Prod, and then some

13 Famous bed-in participant

18 They have issues, in brief

22 Certain itinerant musician

24 “___ Flux” (1990s animated sci-fi series)

25 Setting for the “Iliad”

28 “E pluribus _ _ _” 29 Informal affirmative

31 Ones being pointed to at a distance

32 Good, in Chinese 35 Certain slip-on shoe

36 Die-hard follower 37 Ambient musician Brian

38 Grown-up 39 Topknot, for one 40 Reynolds of “Deadpool”

41 N.Y.C. drive, with “the”

44 Straight-up 45 Five-time

Olympic sprinting gold medalist ___ Thompson-Herah 46 Harvested

47 “___ be OK” 48 Heavenly

49 Key of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 53 Celeb gossip show 55 Exterminates 57 Word with snow or day

58 QB Manning 60 Drugstore chain known for long receipts

61 Baby fox

62 Great Basin tribe