The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 ___ talk 6 Greek counterpart of Aurora 9 Blackand-white swimmers 14 Took for booking 15 Brown, for one: Abbr. 16 Comic Poundstone 17 Muse of lyric poetry 18 E-book? 20 E-waste? 22 Do Not Call Registry org. 23 Justice Dept. division 24 Catch 27 E-filing? 32 Busy

34 Time for preparations 35 It’s for naught in noughts-andcrosses 36 City south of Yosemite 37 E-mail? 41 Accustoms 42 Dedicated work 43 Closedcaptioning problem 44 Tuscan home of

St. Catherine 45 E-sign? 48 Org. in a 1955 merger 49 Farm mate for a 59-Down 51 Pigeon’s sound 52 E-business? 58 E-mag? 61 Certain navel 62 Gold or silver medal 63 Chapter in history 64 Layered dessert 65 Trait transmitters 66 Beehives and buns

67 It’s no miniature gulf

Down

1 Reputation on the street 2 Wonderland tea party attendee 3 Fastidious to a fault 4 Phrase used by many easylistening radio stations

5 ___ Berry Farm (California attraction) 6 Cornerstone abbr. 7 Protest singer Phil 8 Female feline 9 Start shooting 10 Tear 11 Ill-tempered dog 12 Adam’s ___ (water) 13 Stayed on the shelf 19 Finalized 21 Bounces off the wall, say 24 Flurry of activity 25 Equally close 26 One of the Beatles 27 Sainted “Mother” 28 Regardless of whether 29 Make a pit stop, say 30 Gazillion years 31 Parolee, e.g. 33 Rim attachment 36 Swindle 38 Southwest terminal? 39 Hits back? 40 N.Y.C. summer hrs. 45 Made some introductions 46 Bilingual Muppet on “Sesame Street”

47 Pal around (with) 50 Prints, e.g. 52 Piddling 53 Gateway Arch designer Saarinen 54 Forensic IDs 55 Professor ’iggins 56 Trivial objections

57 A lot of pizazz? 58 Slump 59 Farm mate for a 49-Across 60 Ryder rental