The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Part of a fast-food combo 5 Impudent sort

9 “Jeepers!”

13 Privy to

14 N.F.L. player-turned-broadcaster ___ Rashad 16 Brand whose logo’s letters

are covered in snow

17 Clark of the Daily Planet 18 Longtime conductor of the

Boston Symphony Orchestra 20 Shenanigans

22 Accursed

23 Promise of payment 24 Yokohama-based automaker 27 They all lead to Rome, it’s

said

28 “Don’t ___ with me!” 30 Ships out

32 Anonymous John or Jane 33 Feudal residences

35 Narrow waterway

36 What dogs often do after a

few rounds of “Go fetch” 37 Indication of more to come … or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across 40 Big gala

43 Some small batteries 44 Italian tourist town near

Naples

48 American ___ (beverage) 49 World-weariness

51 Like some elephants and all

tigers

52 Alan ___, folklorist who discovered legends like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger

54 Capital of Jordan

56 Emma Stone’s role in “La La

Land” 57 Galas, e.g.

59 Host city of the 2008

Olympics

61 South Pacific currency 64 Eight, in Italian 65 Grandson of Adam and Eve 66 Some Olympics projectiles 67 Astute

68 Letters associated with a

rainbow flag

69 Royal family title

70 Small vortex

DOWN

1 Religion founded in Punjab 2 The tiniest amount 3 Casanova

4 Prefix with matter or gravity 5 Soaks up the sun

6 Kind of monkey used in

medical research

7 “Is that true about me?” 8 ___ Mahal

9 Thingamajig

10 Anthem with both English

and French lyrics 11 Attached, as a patch 12 Accessory for a pilot or

telemarketer

15 Performed

19 Rest on one’s ___ (take it

easy) 21 Explosive compound,

informally

25 Like a balanced “game,” in

economics

26 Fathom or furlong

29 Teased relentlessly

31 Pop, to a tot

34 Lee who co-created the

X-Men

36 Grps. that often sponsor

book fairs

38 Actress Delany

39 Neighbor of a Saudi

40 Fried Mideast fare

41 Not doing things the rite

way?

42 It may lead to a full-time

position

45 Like some editions and

partnerships

46 Lost consciousness, in a way 47 Hurting badly

49 Crossed (out)

50 “It’s me again!” 53 Star-studded group

55 High home for a hawk

58 Turf

60 “Is this some kind

of twisted ___?” 62 Tupperware topper

63 Sch. whose mascot is Mike

the Tiger