The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS 1 Veronica ___, author of the best-selling “Divergent” series 5 Green and soft, say 10 Movie with famous “dun dun” theme music 14 Measurement that might be a lot?
15 Some Japanese cartoons 17 Profess
18 Menu item #1: A bowlful of Cap’n Crunch that’s been on top of the fridge for four years 20 Rhyming opposite of break 21 Officers-to-be
22 Opera term that’s sometimes a woman’s name 24 Coffee alternative 25 Austin Powers or
Jack Bauer
26 Menu item #2: The charred remains of a slice of whole wheat 29 W.C.
30 “___ Flux” (1990s sci-fi series) 32 Kinds
33 Org. whose participants wear helmets 35 Follower of Mary
37 Zip
38 Plea concerning the menu in 18-, 26-, 53- and 64-Across? 42 Chest coverer
43 “Eight more hours and I’m outta here!”
44 “Ya got that right” 46 Subject of a sleep lab study 49 Words to a backstabber 51 Go out for a bit
53 Menu item #3: A Red Delicious, assuming you find sawdust delicious 57 Writing surface
59 Wrath
60 Fail to enunciate
61 Cow sans calf 62 Ben ___, pirate in “Treasure Island” 64 Menu item #4: Something to pour in coffee for a sour surprise
67 “Stat!”
68 Pig, cutely
69 Dot on an ocean map 70 Future-gazer
71 City in West Yorkshire 72 NBA’s Young, familiarly
DOWN
1 Troublemaker
2 Stop sign shape
3 Sacrifice of square footage for location, e.g.
4 ___ Keller, first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts 5 PC alternatives
6 “He still the ___” (lyric in Beyoncé’s “Countdown”) 7 Word before and after yes, in the military 8 Below-the-belt campaign tactic 9 Long (for)
10 Song one loves, in modern slang
11 Image next to a user name 12 Most socially conscious
13 Comfy pants
16 Not much light can get through it 19 Grammy-winning James 23 Bewildered
26 Wild hog
27 Not satisfied, as expectations 28 “___-daisy!”
31 Actor Idris
34 Media lawyer’s specialty 36 Roll with a hole 37 Sound of failure 39 Broken bone revealers 40 Toy for a windy day 41 Ingredient in a melt 45 Kneecap
46 Close chicas
47 Read over
48 Dance done to the 2015 hit “Watch Me”
50 Not new
52 Started listening, with “up” 54 As well
55 It gets bigger in the dark 56 Accident-___
58 The sky, perhaps
61 That woman’s 63 Broadcaster of “Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!” 65 1950s prez
66 Guided