The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Insect that builds a paper nest

5 Takes a breather

10 Fig. of total economic output 13 Mayberry boy of 1960s TV 14 Make legal

15 Logs, for a fire

16 Riddled ( with)

17 Lamented Princess of Wales 18 Sin often associated with

green

19 Major- league team from the

Motor City

22 Frozen H2O

23 Female deer

24 Not quite right

27 Start of a tennis rally

29 “Hold your horses!” 32 Variety

34 Prefix often associated with green

35 “You there!”

36 Ballot for candidates of more than one party

40 One that gives a hoot? 42 Humor

43 Container at a beer bash 44 Number of minutes on hold before getting a customer representative

47 Greek I’s

51 Two-___ sword

52 Precollege exam

54 Genetic material

55 Comes out ahead in either case … as exemplified by 19-, 29-, 36- and 44Across?

60 Sources of much spam 62 Helper in conning

63 Nuptial exchange

64 At no cost 65 Stage before

metamorphosis 66 Gambling mecca north of

Carson City

67 Gave a meal to 68 Helpers

69 Genesis garden

DOWN

1 “People are saying …” 2 Each

3 Kitchen gizmo for flour 4 Equal

5 SiriusXM medium

6 Best of the best

7 Part of a window blind 8 Morrison who wrote “Beloved”

9 Gala giveaways

10 Item with cross hairs 11 Home of Carson City: Abbr. 12 Two-___ toilet paper 15 Physicist Enrico after whom element # 100 is named 20 Three- time Pro Bowler ___ Beckham Jr.

21 Dine

25 “Nevertheless, ___ persisted”

26 Porker’s quarters

28 Big shot, for short 29 Italian for “seven”

30 French for “here”

31 Tick-___

33 Green- fleshed fruit

36 How a person might feel after being passed over for a promotion

37 “Tiny” Dickens boy

38 Singer Urban

39 A narcissist has a big one 40 Be in debt

41 Lump of chewing gum 45 What good movie trailers do 46 Gridiron scores, for short 48 Sent to another team

49 “Can I get a volunteer?

Somebody …?”

50 Jeans brand popular in the

1980s

52 Do, as a crossword

53 Book of maps

56 Mallorca, e. g.

57 Bangkok native 58 Something “in the hand” that’s “worth two in the bush”

59 Something an informant

might wear

60 Very close pal,

informally

61 Mine cart contents