The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Chapel recess 5 Not keep a secret 9 Egyptian “boy king” 12 Pirate’s plunder
14 Follow closely, as a spy might a mark
15 Hot dog holders 16 Mattress giant
17 Like many missed field goals 18 The Phantom in “The Phantom of the Opera” 19 Places where rouge goes 21 Crash into from the back 23 Greeting in Rio
24 “Oh yeah? ___ who?” 26 Drew up, as plans 28 Brand of foam darts 30 Strikes (out)
32 “Them’s fightin’ words!” 33 Loving term for one caring for a sick child
35 High heels and others 37 World Cup cheer
38 Last line of a spreadsheet (as suggested by the shaded squares?)
41 Letter addenda, for short 44 Synthetic fabric 45 Horse’s disapproving vote? 49 “In that case, sure” 51 Fasten
53 The East, to the West 54 “Hamilton” writer Lin-Manuel ___ 56 Muscles that are targets of planking, informally 58 TV journalist Curry
59 Car opposite the locomotive 61 Late, as in making payments 63 Et ___ (and others: Lat.) 64 Gumbo vegetable 66 Decorated anew 67 What’s left of a cigarette 68 Kind of roast
69 “Funny Girl” role for which Barbra Streisand won an Oscar
70 Network with an eye logo 71 Many craft brews, for short 72 Pricey seating option
DOWN
1 Leave hurriedly and secretively
2 Amy of “Parks and Recreation”
3 What a pitcher might have after a long game 4 Suffix with kitchen 5 “Oh, also …,” in a text 6 Den
7 Lent support to
8 More like tired eyes 9 Complete a double play, in baseball slang
10 Less than perfect 11 [Shame on you!] 13 Shaggy beasts of 53-Across 15 Strengthens, with “up” 20 “___ sells” (advertising catchphrase) 22 Betrays, in a way 25 Flavorful
27 Beats by ___ (audio brand) 29 Watch chain
31 “Drat!”
34 Rita of “West Side Story” 36 ___ vincit amor
39 ___ chicken (Indian dish) 40 “Well, aren’t ___ pair!” 41 Certain lap dog, familiarly 42 Group that meets on the slopes
43 Narrow waterways 46 Adamant refusal 47 Enlivening, with “up” 48 Color manually
50 Hard thing to break
52 ___ and flow
55 Invite to one’s penthouse, say
57 Peon
60 Funny Bombeck
62 Make well 63 “Black-ish” network 65 Coll.-level classes