The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Green letters? 4 Place for a

ceremony 9 Means of

support 13 Carbonated

citrus drink 15 One living south of the Sooner State 16 Cease fighting [Opposite of 61-Across?] 17 Request in blackjack [Opposite of 48-Across?] 18 ___ Timor (nation near Indonesia) 19 LeBron James,

notably

21 Mens ___

(guilty mind) 22 “And the ___

goes to …” 25 Cut communication [Opposite of 63-Across?] 27 Some fast food [Opposite of 50-Across?] 30 Judge’s

garment 31 Piercing tool 32 Wombs 34 Place to find gold … that’s not yours? 38 Some grammatical no-nos … or a description of four pairs of answers in this puzzle?

42 ___ mater 43 Egg-shaped 44 Long time 45 Sign in a

school zone 48 Text to someone who’s been away for a while [Opposite of 17-Across?] 50 Submit [Opposite of 27-Across?] 53 Not shiny 54 ___-friendly 55 Glum sort 57 Simplicity 61 Simple exercise [Opposite of 16-Across?] 63 Traffic regulator [Opposite of 25-Across?] 66 Is rife (with) 67 Promotional event at a dealership 68 Messes up 69 Threepointers, in basketball 70 Abbr. on toothpaste tubes

Down

1 Otherwise 2 Org. opposed

to wearing fur 3 Amo, ___,

amat …

4 “Also …”

5 It might cause someone to trip

6 “No point in trying at this point” 7 Coke vs. Pepsi, e.g.

8 Put in order

9 Flowery necklace 10 Bonus 11 Player with a console 12 Move covertly 14 Like a ballerina, often

15 Pulse painfully 20 Inner self, in

psychology 23 Inner self, in

religion 24 Adorable 26 Singer

Lovato 27 “Behold!” 28 Missing 29 Heidi of “America’s Got Talent” 30 Annoying process

33 Fire up 35 Alabama governor Kay ___ 36 Infamous

Roman 37 Genesis twin 39 Foundation 40 Tussling 41 Assessment 46 Hobbles along 47 Musician Yoko 49 “You

understand?” 50 “Beau ___”

(1924 novel) 51 More slippery,

in a way 52 Party person? 53 Yard

alternative 56 “Over here!” 58 Turkish title of

respect 59 Covered, as

feet

60 Active volcano

in Italy 62 Speech

stumbles 64 Layer

65 ___ Vegas