Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Uncommon bills 5 Texas city where Dr Pepper was created 9 Wraiths 15 Reducing wind resistance 16 Hairstyle maintained with a pick 17 Receptacle in a machine 18 Baseball scoring play 20 Rara avis 21 Understand 22 Munched (on) 24 “Layla” musician Clapton 25 Site of an iconic war photo 27 Hockey scoring play 29 Ephron who wrote “When Harry Met Sally” 30 Moment to come, briefly 32 French pronoun 33 Onager, for one 34 Catch the light 36 Makes red in the face 39 Proposal of Woodrow Wilson … or what the scoring values of 18-, 27-, 55- and 66-Across total 44 Spotted attending 45 Santa-tracking org. 47 Multi-episode story line 50 Canal zone? 51 Grunt upon hoisting something heavy 54 ___ E. Coyote 55 Basketball scoring play 58 Material that is foreign to the body 60 Pro ___ 61 Cocktail recipe phrase 63 A deer, a female deer 64 Question in response to “I am” 66 Football scoring play 68 Real keepers? 69 Mechanical repetition 70 Laments 71 Main course 72 Yankee nickname beginning in 2004 73 Raison d’___
Down
1 Identifying, on Facebook 2 Lycanthrope 3 Handel’s “Messiah,” for one 4 Male delivery 5 Words finger-drawn on a dirty car 6 Not sinking 7 Study all night, say 8 Vigor 9 All set 10 Concealed 11 Word at the bottom of a blog page 12 Dark volcanic rock 13 Loose garb in ancient Rome 14 Little bits 19 Cicero’s 601 23 Readily accept 26 Two-faced Roman god 28 Many a Happy Meal toy 31 Neck of the woods 35 Golf course obstacles 37 Aware of 38 Persuades in a deceitful way 40 Place to chat over a hot drink 41 Name in a 2002 scandal 42 Auditioned 43 More pallid 46 Chant at a basketball game 47 Structure that’s roughly a triangular prism 48 Enter with much commotion 49 Most adorable 52 Proceeding unthinkingly 53 Like some smiles and humor 56 Mantle or crust 57 Aquarium fish 59 Last in a series 62 D-worthy 65 Bauxite, for aluminum 67 Beats by ___ (audio brand)