The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 “Today” network

4 Ali Baba, for one

8 Main component of a crab shell 14 Something to roll over, for short 15 Daughter of Cronus

16 ___ mama (rum drink) 17 *Scarcity 19 Ready to turn in

20 “I’m off!” 21 Oslo Accords grp. 22 “Talking” tree of a Tennyson poem 23 *Futuristic film of 1982 25 *Amazement 30 Places to stay 32 Softball 33 High on the Scoville scale 36 Cover completely 38 Fashion designer

Sui 39 Go for the gold?

40 *Lay waste to 43 “Law & Order” figs.

44 Take too much of, briefly 46 Nuisance 47 Many a bike lock, essentially 49 Regular at Waikiki, e.g. 51 Rice-shaped pasta 53 *Magnificent 55 *Oaf

59 Sit in the cellar, say 60 Livener of an empty wall 62 Alert for a distracted driver 63 Summer hat 66 “Language” that explains the answers to the six starred clues 68 Added a comment, with “in” 69 Eau, across the Pyrenees 70 Troupe grp. 71 Indiana hoopsters 72 Ink 73 Finish (up)

Down

1 Many a flower girl

2 Hard drive, essentially 3 Gemology unit 4 “That’s the spot!” 5 Grader’s tool 6 Kazakhstan’s ___ Sea 7 Habitat for alligators and crawdads 8 ___ Sports (March Madness broadcaster) 9 Celestial circles 10 “Message received” 11 National sport of South Korea 12 Jackanapes 13 Bill-blocking vote

18 Like an inner tube 24 One-named singer with four Grammys

26 In the vicinity of

27 It may be roaming overseas 28 Record of a single year 29 Brewer’s supply 31 Conceptual framework 33 Slangy “What if …”

34 “The Taming of the Shrew” setting 35 Lifeless? 37 Nail-biters during March Madness 41 Urge on 42 Yellow citrus fruit used in Japanese cuisine 45 Battle between Giants and Titans, maybe 48 Louis ___, South Africa’s first P.M. 50 Certain German wheels, informally 52 Low-grade liquor

54 Talk to loudly 56 ___-eater 57 Absinthe flavor 58 “See what I’m talkin’ ’bout?” 61 Latvia’s capital 63 Hallucinogenic inits.

64 “I’ve got it!” 65 Sides of some buses 67 Vegas opener?