The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0531

Across

1 Plenty 6 Actor Hemsworth 10 Keep bumping into another punk music fan? 14 Request to someone dressing your submarine sandwich 15 Baby name that had popularity bumps after the releases of “Frozen” and “Frozen II” 16 Not supporting 17 Figure in many hexes 19 Challenge for a plumber 20 Poverty and pollution, for two 21 Scale amts. 22 Discerning 24 Napkin holder 25 Alternative to Huggies or Luvs 27 Prefix with puncture 29 One of two akimbo 30 Stampede 33 Supporting 34 Puts on 38 Suggestion to defer discussion ... and what might be said of 17-, 25, 46- and 60-Across 41 Brand with the flavor Cookie Cobblestone 42 Cavernous opening 43 Without leaving crumbs behind, say 44 See 44-Down 45 Place for a royal flush? 46 Place for splits and spares 53 Org. for King James and Dr. J 56 More sore 57 With 64-Across, symbol of coldness 58 Gait that’s not as fast as a canter 59 Spot for a guard at the World Cup 60 $$$ dispenser 63 What many do on the Sabbath 64 See 57-Across 65 National Zoo attraction 66 Pseudosophisticated 67 Barriers to compromise 68 Teen spirit?

Down

1 Heavy chorus “instrument” in “Il Trovatore” 2 $$$ 3 Gathering where one might make a splash 4 Tupperware tops 5 Grp. with the 1975 hit “Evil Woman” 6 Prompted 7 “___ It at the Movies” (collection of Pauline Kael reviews) 8 In which “I’m sorry” shows a closed fist, in brief 9 Clumsy 10 Country in the Mediterranean 11 Outdo 12 Word before “of mind” or “of emergency” 13 Many a consumer of trail mix 18 Symbol of wisdom 23 Member of a virtual family 25 Edge 26 Angel’s instrument 28 “Ornery” sort 30 Cry at a World Cup match 31 Nickname for Benedict or Edgar 32 Group targeted for destruction in “Independence Day” 33 Hairy hand 34 Classical queen who cursed a Trojan fleet 35 One in a deepfried side dish 36 Zippo 37 Wreck room? 39 Powder-based beverage 40 Its tributaries are Blue and White 44 With 44-Across, holder for a Thanksgiving dessert 46 Principal Iraqi port 47 Shade of some turning leaves 48 Card game in Austen novels 49 Like some unbrushed suits 50 Competition favoring flexible contestants 51 Zeniths 52 Org. that might give a grant to a sculptor 54 Barry with 12 Silver Slugger Awards 55 Really bothered 58 Less ___ perfect 61 Yank 62 I.R.S. expert