The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Classic makeshift solution 9 Side dish at a Korean restaurant 15 Sent 16 Some spuds 17 Luxuriating in the great outdoors 18 George who directed “Night of the Living Dead” 19 ___ Evans, many-time collaborator with Miles Davis 20 Alveolus, e.g. 21 What’s got you down? 22 Just got (by) 24 San Diego’s ___ Institute 26 “… ish” 27 Make more secure, in a way 29 Cleansing of the soul 32 Pro Bowl team that wears blue jerseys 34 Game played with beanbags 35 Gas pump abbr. 38 Megan who was Sports Illustrated’s 2019 Sportsperson of the Year 40 Impetus for a rescue mission 41 Unbiased opinion, e.g. 43 Asheville-to-Knoxville dir. 45 Convenience store sign 47 Caesar dressing ingredient, familiarly 51 Spots for wet bars 52 Man’s name that rhymes with a number 54 Rachel ___, seven-season TV role for Meghan Markle 55 Collection of seeds? 58 “You thought!” 60 Prime meridian std. 61 Finance reporter Ron 62 Click the “X” when vexed, maybe 64 Kind of roll 65 Drain 66 Sends 67 Something you might earn by having a long crossword solving streak, informally

Down

1 Construction site sight 2 Change of heart on Facebook 3 Home in the mountains 4 Pro ___ 5 Music of the night? 6 Alternatives to Nikes 7 Ink saver 8 Subtitles option: Abbr. 9 Soprano ___ Te Kanawa 10 Fetishized one 11 Ginormous 12 The surface tension of milk makes them stick together 13 Bit of jazz improv 14 Atoms that have the same number of neutrons 21 Home of Minor League Baseball’s Rubber-Ducks 23 Hubbub 25 Grammywinning folk singer Williams 28 Zac of “17 Again” 30 Bloom or balloon 31 Bring to ___ 33 Dealers have lots of them 35 Transport not meant for trails 36 Like contractors vis-à-vis employees 37 Settings for pep rallies 39 Gist 42 Wrong for the role 44 Virtuoso, informally 46 Flammable compound with two carbons 48 Auto whose engine is apt to purr? 49 Opposite of remote 50 Cleared 53 Hot to trot 56 It’s a real bender 57 Wearable Disneyland memento 59 Collective 62 Knights of ___ (“Star Wars” order) 63 HSN alternative

No. 0926