The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Cain’s brother

5 Like a stereotypical fairy-tale

stepmother

9 Not sleeping

14 Kind of list with check boxes 15 “S.N.L.” alum Carvey

16 For real, colloquially

17 One who asks “Ehh … What’s

up, doc?”

19 Flying solo

20 Feeling of anxiety

21 Latin singer ___ Anthony 23 Casualty of casual Fridays 24 Cartoon character who once

had a “Club” named after him 31 Belgrade native

33 John who wrote “Death Be Not

Proud”

34 Hosted, informally

35 Serving a purpose

37 Race with a baton

38 Iconic magazine cover figure

who asks “What, me worry?” 42 Terrible mistake

43 Magna ___

44 Response to a relatable meme,

in internet slang

45 South and Central American

mammal related to the raccoon 47 Snare

51 Second-in-command on the

U.S.S. Enterprise

54 Mother of 1-Across

55 Baseball legend Willie known as

the “Say Hey Kid”

56 Infuriate

58 Send elsewhere, as to a

specialist

61 “You have my full attention” … or something 17-, 24-, 38- and 51-Across might say? 65 Hollywood representative

66 Golfer’s warning shout

67 In addition

68 Mocking retort to Captain

Obvious

69 Village People classic with a

pantomimed chorus 70 Many a new driver

DOWN

1 Opportunities to face a pitcher 2 Having a concern for wealth and

respectability, in slang

3 Like humor that’s even more far

out

4 Like Bo-Peep’s sheep

5 College URL ender

6 Vehicle for moving day 7 Traveler’s stopover

8 Nonexperts

9 Jarring noise at

6 a.m.

10 Something just outside the front

door

11 Back in time

12 Family members

13 Summer: Fr.

18 Comic book sound effect 22 Popeye’s assent

25 “This’ll be the day that ___” (final words in the song “American Pie”)

26 Icy

27 Middle of the leg

28 The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. 29 Connery who played James Bond seven times

30 Ice cream mogul Joseph

32 Bill of fare at a smorgasbord 36 Author Capote, to friends 37 “Same old” place to be stuck 38 Prefix with lock or freeze 39 Hasty escapes

40 Peacekeeping grp. since 1949 41 Obama attorney general ___

Holder

42 Resident of a virtual “City” 45 Weep

46 Harden into bone

48 Entertain lavishly

49 Opposed (to)

50 ___, place or thing

52 You are here

53 ___ Kan (dog food brand) 57 Served without ice, at a bar 58 Participated in a marathon, e.g. 59 Cause of a swelled head

60 Put coins into, as a meter 62 Honoree of many

classic tattoos

63 Circle part

64 Meadow