The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Product with Air and Mini models 5 Hosp. hookups 8 Cousin of a

mallard 13 Blues musician

___ Allison 14 Brooklyn

hoopster 15 18-Across

topper 16 19-Across

topper 18 Fast-food

offering 19 Soda shop

offering 20 Alternative to

the elevator 21 Ruby parts of some hummingbirds 22 Car in a Ronny & the Daytonas song 23 Louisville-to

Atlanta dir. 24 “To Live and Die ___” (1985 action thriller) 25 Race, as an

engine 27 “No ___!” 29 Who says? 31 Implied 35 Working in the

mess hall 37 Toondom’s

Pepé ___ 39 What a surfer

catches 40 Entourage 42 Headbanging

music 44 Bill the “Science Guy” 45 Ed of “Elf” 47 Oz visitor 49 Nabokov

novel 52 +: Abbr. 53 Storyteller 56 Impasse 58 60-Across

topper 59 61-Across

topper 60 Trattoria

offering 61 Ballpark

offering 62 End of a professor’s address 63 Social reformer

Jacob 64 “Shake ___ Feather” (1967 R&B hit) 65 I.R.S. datum 66 Sheltered

Down 1 Paintball cry 2 Doggie 3 They’re next to

some records 4 Multilevel military readiness system 5 Long way to explain something 6 MGM Grand

setting 7 Throwaway

part of an apple 8 7-0 baseball

victory, e.g. 9 Michael of

“Juno” 10 Protection 11 Rehab

candidates 12 Intrinsically:

Lat. 15 “Late Show”

broadcaster 17 Europe/Asia

border range 22 French

playwright Jean 25 Mr. ___ (“Three’s Company” role) 26 Hairy hand 27 Its head is in a

bucket, often 28 Year, in Uruguay 30 Cultural fads 32 Cooking

medium 33 University wall

covering 34 Place-kicker’s

aid 36 Message from Smokey Bear, e.g., for short 38 Prankster’s

weapon 41 Cousin of

catalán 43 Sayings of

Jesus 46 Menu

reassurance 48 Hindu meditative rituals 49 It might accompany a wave in Waikiki 50 “___ disturb” 51 Unease 53 Busts 54 Orange

Muppet 55 Union goal 57 Picoult with the 2004 best seller “My Sister’s Keeper” 58 Dinners for

G.I.s