Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The New York Times crossword puzzle

- Rebecca Goldstein

Across

1 Smart TV brand

4 They’re shared by twins

8 Occur

14 One of many on a starfish

15 Ethical gray area

16 – 17 Dude

18 “Here’s what we should do”

20 Called balls, say

22 Mustang or Impala

23 Tarnish

24 Complete series, maybe

26 One may keep you on the right track, for short

28 James who sang “How Strong Is a Woman”

29 Accessory for Hello Kitty

34 Place for a spiritual retreat

36 Eponym for an annual prize for American humor

39 Portrait mode feature 40 Bar mixer

42 Big time

43 Word with star or navel

44 Place for swimming lessons, informally

45 Prefix meaning “sun”

47 Non-pro

48 Sisterly

50 Flight ___

53 Actress Mendes

54 Like the bunny slope

56 Slice of brie, e.g.

60 – 62 Laughs

64 Dance move named after a Manhattan neighborho­od

67 Sinus doc

68 Not qualified (to)

69 Mideast royal

70 Part of what makes you you

71 Dark volcanic rock

72 Toward el Atlántico, from Cuba

73 Comic book onomatopoe­ia

Down

1 Tagliatell­e topper

2 Morsel in Hansel and Gretel’s path

3 Comedian with the 2014 humor book “Yes Please”

4 In the thick of

5 End of a presidenti­al address?

6 Upright

7 Chapter after chapter

8 Blackjack choice

9 U.S. Open winner of 1994 and 1999

10 Hawaiian word meaning “hors d’oeuvre”

11 Tablet

12 Citation abbreviati­on

13 Part of a U.N. address? 19 Italian auto with a bull in its logo

21 Sandwich order specificat­ion

25 Accept as a loss

27 Wok, e.g.

30 “Notorious” justice, in brief

31 Familial outcast depicted three times in this puzzle

32 Greek spirit

33 Small songbird

34 Isn’t oneself?

35 N.Y.C. neighborho­od next to TriBeCa

37 Some small Scots

38 Internet service provider whose name is now stylized with a period

41 – 45 “Don’t I know you from somewhere?”

46 “Your Song” singer Rita

49 List on Craigslist, say

51 Arrival declaratio­n

52 Coral ___

54 They’re found in brackets

55 November, Alfa, ___, Oscar (“NATO” in the NATO alphabet) 56 Cousin of a carp

57 Tennis’s Mandlikova

58 Divisions of history

59 Actor Idris

61 Fat in Indian cooking

63 Put away securely

65 – 66 Hobbyist’s purchase

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