NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Gag
5 Runnin’ ___ (Western N.C.A.A. team) 9 They’re connected to the spine
14 Tech giant based in New Taipei City 15 Beverage brand with a lizard logo
16 Writer Jong
17 CAROL BRADY 19 Childish retort 20 “The way I see
it ...,” to texters 21 Smidgen
23 ___ Accords (1993 and 1995 pacts) 24 Antitrafficking org.
26 MOOSE ANTLERS
29 “Are you sure about that?” 31 Something broken after regulation, say 32 “Critique of Judgment” writer
33 They might be blended
37 36:1, for snake eyes
40 ACTING ROLE 43 Heartfelt request 44 Suckling site 45 “Quickly!” 47 Title of respect 49 Saint of Ávila
51 SACRAMENTO KINGS
57 Plato’s “P”
58 Meat in some chops 59 Palindromic time
60 Reward for a dog
62 Skyscraper support
64 TOP ROUND STEAK
68 Bird depicted on a rare penny 69 Bump on a log 70 Maggie Smith’s title
71 Buy time
72 Academic acronym 73 “Quickly!”
DOWN
1 Predicament
2 ___-warrior (environmental-ist) 3 Next-to-last 4 Theme park transport 5 Currency exchange inits. 6 Something to talk about
7 Novel format 8 Philadelphia train system 9 Split bit, say 10 Moving target in a heist film
11 “Simply sharp” brand
12 Reason for a recall 13 Squelched
18 Sushi restaurant supply
22 Fire ___
24 Peachy
25 Big name in family singers 27 Whole-grain wheat flour 28 Christian of note
30 Squishy desktop item 34 Otoscope user, for short
35 Drink additive? 36 Place with scrubs
38 Rodent in an arid environment 39 Mark of Zorro?
41 Actress Reid of “Sharknado” 42 Envelope abbr. 46 Kung ___
48 Days ___
50 “30 for 30” airer
51 Uses
52 Home of Morocco’s
Royal Palace 53 Longtime watch brand for James Bond
54 Deducts from 55 Go from 0 to
60, say
56 En pointe
61 Tosses in
63 Brooks, for one 65 Balance provider, in brief
66 Actress Thurman
67 Bit of fishing gear