The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Proto-smartphones, in brief 5 It may be flipped in anger, with “the” 9 Companion, in Arabic 14 Performance traditionally accompanied by the ipu heke (double gourd drum) 16 Protein-building acid type 17 Marley of “Marley & Me,” for one 18 Unbending 19 Insomniacs have them 20 — 21 A pelican gulper is a type of one 22 Parts of essential oils 26 It’s a wrap 27 Didn’t win or lose 29 Eye ailments 31 Evian, par exemple 33 Food item that may be candied 36 Blue Angels, e.g. 38 Failing spectacularly 41 — 42 Colonies construct them 45 Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt 46 Network operated by the U.S. Space Force 47 Part of a bar line 49 Get red in the face? 53 What starts with janeiro, in Rio 55 Like mortgagors 58 Actress Hagen with three Tonys 59 Members of a wartime sky-watching corps 61 — 63 Frothy order 64 Symbols often accompanying the phrase “Legalize it” 66 Seriously fancy 67 Redacts, as sensitive information (suggested by three of this puzzle’s answers) 68 Feinted on the ice 69 Adam and Eve’s third child 70 Standard Oil offshoot
DOWN
1 Gym 2 Burr, famously 3 Genetic variant 4 Something that’s no good unless it’s closed 5 Blubbers 6 Some safe harbors 7 Electronics company that founded NBC 8 Type of socialite officially discontinued in the U.K. in 1958 9 It’s a wrap 10 Mexican ally 11 Flashy car feature? 12 New member 13 Gym figures, for short 15 Lowdown 23 Flight tracker info 24 Alternative to white 25 Peons 28 Casino next to the Venetian in Vegas 30 2018 sci-fi prequel 32 ___ Enterprise 34 Range on a game box 35 “Are you giving me no choice?” 37 Like Supreme Court hearings, with “en” 38 Shut up 39 For all to see 40 Response to rule-breaking 43 Whole lot 44 Cover some ground? 48 Titular vampire in Anne Rice novels 50 Parts of a Spanish omelet 51 Father-in-law of Helen of Troy 52 Target with a toss 54 Off-the-wall 56 Something that might come up after a big meal? 57 Enterprise voyage 59 Hefty rival 60 Have to have 62 Container whose name is pronounced with either a long “a” or an “ah” 64 Network supported by “Viewers Like You” 65 ___ Miss of the N.C.A.A.