The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Extremity
5 Snags
9 2001 title role for Audrey Tautou
15 What Elvis Aaron Presley’s middle name is spelled with on his birth certificate
16 Part of Q.E.D.
17 Spinal Tap vis-à-vis 1980s rock bands
18 Thataway, from a crow’s-nest 19 Fury at a husband leaving his entire estate to his mistress? 21 Mitch who wrote “Tuesdays With Morrie”
23 Escape
24 Sturm ___ Drang
25 What an in-group uses for fishing?
27 Actor Reeves
29 Look at, biblically
30 Flight board abbr.
31 Pull a cork from
32 Org. that might pocket your checks
33 Org. that might check your pockets
35 Top of a schedule, maybe 37 “Oh, I’m supposed to be in the line over there”?
41 Dog with an upturned tail 42 One using foul language? 43 World of Warcraft, e.g., for short 46 Image on the back of a Canadian nickel
49 What “team” has, it’s said
51 Ed of “Up”
53 Short staff?
54 Some alcohol smuggled into a rodeo, say? 56 Silverback, e.g. 57 Author of the best-selling children’s book “Matilda” 58 Place in canopic jars, say 59 Smudge on a theater sign? 63 Secondhand sale stipulation 65 Quick
66 Sunburn aid
67 Many a scuba destination 68 “Fuhgeddaboudit!” 69 Those against
70 “Happy Motoring” sloganeer, once
DOWN
1 Alitalia : Italy :: ___ : Poland 2 Asthmatic’s aid
3 Least crisp, as an apple 4 Some Labor Day events, informally
5 “It’s a ___” (“I’ve changed”) 6 NPR host Shapiro 7 Butter, in a dieter’s eyes 8 Without betraying emotion 9 Stained-glass window locale 10 Posting at many a park entrance
11 Verdi’s “___ tu” 12 Japanese plum
13 “You got me” 14 Assessed lasciviously 20 Word with suit or blanket 22 Bonus features on some DVDs 25 Longtime staple of Thurs. night TV
26 Grendel, e.g.
27 Reason to wear a brace 28 Grandson of Abraham 31 One, on a one
34 Flutter one’s eyelids, say 36 Words after “You can’t fire me!” 38 Eat
39 “Hoo boy!”
40 Some triage pros 44 Flowers named after the Greek physician of the gods 45 Trespasser’s warning 46 Refrain from “Mulan” before “With all the force of a great typhoon”
47 City once represented in Congress by Beto O’Rourke 48 Prevents
50 “Well, isn’t that fancy!” 52 Cat’s opposite
54 Modern sweetie
55 Count for a Facebook post 57 Very thought-provoking 60 Status ___
61 Tony winner Hagen
62 Walt Disney’s older brother 64 Air hub between LAX and Sea-Tac