The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Thymus, e.g.
6 Man’s name that can follow “v” or “r” to form an English word
10 Blown away
14 Food staple referred to as “the gold of the Incas”
15 PlayStation’s creator
16 Prego alternative
17 Direction of some subway trains
18 Dude, Where’ s My Car? [1979]
20 What’s on the agenda
21 Excessively showy
23 Cheese akin to cheddar
24 What’ s Eating Gilbert Grape [2019]
26 Petulant retort
27 Wood strip
28 Snazziness
30 Hill figure, for short
32 Pal of Porthos and Aramis
35 Key of Beethoven’s “Eroica”
37 “Qué ___?”
38 Who Framed Roger Rabbit [1995]
41 C.D. holders, maybe
42 Obsess in front of the mirror
43 Much-abbreviated Latin phrase
44 NPR’s ___ Radio Hour 45 Memorization
46 “Swans Reflecting Elephants,” e.g.
48 Spur
50 How the West Was Won [1969,2010]
54 One of 150 in the Bible
55 Award-winning Streep 57 Hindu avatar
58 O Brother, Where Art Thou? [1990]
60 Settings for some courts
62 “You said it, sister!”
63 Woody and Buzz’s owner in “Toy Story”
64 What was cool for a long time?
65 Supermodel Holliday
66 Top dog
67 One of a noted quintet
DOWN
1 Sanjay of CNN
2 One of about five of blood in
the average adult body
3 Out of the ordinary
4 Partner of here
5 “Fiddlesticks!”
6 Children, in legalese
7 Spur
8 Word before child or human
9 Manhattan component
10 Firebug’s activity
11 Room for art
12 Results of flattery
13 ___-free
14 Bon mot 19 Thom ___ (shoe brand)
22 Fundamentally
25 Fresh stuff
26 Musical featuring the Jellicle Ball
28 “What ___?”
29 Get a load of this!
31 Have legs, so to speak
32 Beavering away
33 More than a couple
34 Psy-ops, say
36 Scram
37 Breeders’ documents
39 “___ reflection …”
40 Rug buyer’s consideration
45 Film that lost to “Green Book” for Best Picture
47 Café order
49 Valleys
50 Low pocket pair
in Texas hold ’em
51 Charged
52 P.R. concern
53 Stun, in a way
54 Cool, ’90s-style
55 Like early Elvis records
56 Codas
59 Chocolate ___
61 Elvis’s record label