The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Hollywood trophy 6 Paleo diet restriction, informally 10 Tiebreaker periods, for short 13 Pinterest posting 14 Skater Harding 15 Minor criticism 16 Look (at) 18 “As I see things …,” in a text 19 Pronoun for a yacht 20 Facts and figures 21 Cook under a hot flame 23 Singer with the 2018 #1 hit “Thank U, Next” 26 Giant in test prep 29 Fallback option

30 Sir ___ Newton

31 All there mentally 33 Chutzpah 36 Reno’s home: Abbr. 37 “Address” for Springsteen’s band

40 Viscous substance 41 Black-tie affair 43 Sneaker named for a cat 44 Like argon or neon

46 The Hunter constellation 48 Evil-repelling charm 49 Locale for London’s Royal Opera House 53 What a crying emoji means 54 Roald who created Willy Wonka 55 Little mischiefmaker 58 Senator Cruz 59 Safe … or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made? 63 Swellhead’s problem 64 Mind-boggling designs 65 Barnyard honker 66 Droop, as an old couch 67 Ready for picking 68 Wander off

Down

1 Chooses, with “for” 2 Ousted Iranian ruler

3 Soft drink in a red can 4 Snacked on 5 Monaco Grand Prix, e.g. 6 Late-night host O’Brien 7 In addition 8 Bread for a Reuben sandwich 9 10-time Grammy winner Streisand 10 Alternative to a bialy 11 Lacking courage 12 Didn’t ask before taking 14 “See ya!,” for a Brit 17 Pick up, as yards in football

22 Tolled, as bells 23 Pie ___ mode 24 Sleeper’s breathing problem 25 Sheer delight 26 Checker after reaching the other side of the board 27 On the ocean 28 Salivating animal in a classic conditioning study 31 Attacked by hornets 32 Elbow’s place

34 Folk tales 35 Trent ___, former Senate majority leader 38 Feature of a cheetah’s coat 39 Problems with glitchy livestreams

42 Carpet measurement 45 Mother Teresa, for one 47 Opposite of alfresco 48 Condition treated with Ritalin, in brief 49 References, as prior court decisions 50 Luxury Swiss watch 51 Love to death 52 Vessel in which to shoot the rapids 55 Composer Stravinsky 56 Flat-topped hill 57 Gazelles, for cheetahs 60 News inits. since 1958 61 Light touch 62 “What’s ___ to like?”