The New York Times Crossword

No. 1229

ACROSS

1 Salacious 5 Opposite of loose 9 Galileo, by birth

14 ___ vera

15 Frosty coating 16 Loosen, as a knot 17 Xena, notably

20 Show known for its cold opens, for short 21 Cantankerous 22 Guard’s command

23 Half of a Monopoly pair 25 “Smart as a whip” and “sharp as a tack” 27 Largest lizard on earth (up to 10 feet long) 32 Mideast sultanate 33 Sweet-talk and send chocolates, say

34 Looks lasciviously 38 Sass

39 Toronto landmark that’s the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere

42 Cereal bit

43 Totally lost 45 Funnyman Brooks

46 In years past

47 Who sang the 1973 #1 hit “Midnight Train to Georgia” 51 Request for payment 54 It might be brown or pale 55 Moscow turndown 56 Skulls

60 By way of

63 “Happily ever after” … or what 17-, 27-, 39- or 47-Across has? 66 “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actress Kemper 67 Tablet released in 2010 68 Tribe that lent its name to a Nebraska county 69 Speaks with a gravelly voice 70 Cuts with shears, maybe 71 “Auld Lang ___”

DOWN

1 Ten Commandments, e.g. 2 Pizazz

3 Some classroom wall hangings

4 ___ Spiegel (German newsmagazine) 5 Garment that may be “dropped” 6 Broadcasts

7 Ones usually found at home 8 Mother ___

9 Many a groan inducer 10 Moving at a snail’s pace 11 Super bargain 12 Political division, metaphorically 13 Locales of wasps and spies 18 ___ coffee

19 Hipster’s “gotcha” 24 Particle in a particle accelerator

26 Secure at shore

27 Kind of nut 28 Leave out

29 Cable channel named for a talk show host

30 One of three in a Morse “S” 31 Spacious

35 What the biblical Methuselah is famous for 36 A pop

37 “Keep as is”

39 The Golden State, familiarly 40 Director Anderson 41 Rocky Mountain National Park sighting

44 It’s all about me, me, me 46 Big Alaska export

48 Bank statement no. 49 Waylay, as a conversation 50 Tandoori bread 51 Deduce 52 Spiral-horned African antelope

53 Some bridal accessories 57 Big name in dog food 58 Kind of tide

59 Modern war hazards, for short

61 Sit ___ (audit) 62 Pulitzer-winning James 64 “You rang?”

65 Salon creations