The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 French for “without”
5 Like Superman’s chin, famously
10 When Romeo meets Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”
14 Give off, as light
15 Less formal “Salutations!”
16 Lamented
17 Equipment in tug of war
18 Common theater name that comes from Greek
19 Some Wharton degs.
20 Spanish painter of “The Third of May 1808”
23 Small brawl
24 “Drat,” but stronger
25 1965 civil rights march locale
29 ___ spray (allergy relief option)
33 Press “+” on a calculator
36 Mexican muralist twice married to Frida Kahlo
39 Item on a stage
41 Gawk (at)
42 Give a hard tug
43 Chilean American actor of “The Mandalorian” and “Narcos”
46 “Little piggy”
47 Faint with passion
48 Western Pacific island nation
50 Athletic brand with a cougar in its logo
53 Acquire, as debt
57 Puerto Rican singer with more than
50 albums, including “Feliz Navidad”
61 Trident-shaped Greek letters
63 Former late-night host Kilborn or Ferguson
64 Snap, Crackle and Pop, for one
65 Prima donna type 66 Pink cocktail … or a fashion mag
67 Elementary building block 68 Figure skating jump
69 Fall bloom
70 After 1-Across, what the first names at 20-, 36-, 43- and 57-Across all are?
DOWN
1 Feudal laborers
2 Love, Italian-style
3 Bite playfully, as a puppy
might
4 Surgical tubes
5 “Parasite” co-star ___ Wooshik
6 Many modern Christmas bulbs, in brief
7 Monthly util. bill
8 Event lasting 40 days and
nights in the Bible
9 Pacific nation whose name becomes a dance if its vowels are switched
10 Annual football game between
rival military academies
11 Actor Gooding Jr.
12 Spill the ___ (gossip)
13 Picks out of a lineup, say
21 Like Yale since 1969
22 Prefix that means “everything” 26 Concern for a speech
therapist
27 Lead-in to physics
28 Audibly shocked
30 Airplane ticket info
31 River that divides Florence
32 Summer camp setting
33 Snapchat and Instagram, for two
34 Sketched
35 Extinct bird that wasn’t really “dumb”
37 Killer whale
38 Genuine
40 Question that might have a ring to it?
44 Burden
45 Relating to the congregation
49 Hall-of-Fame QB Johnny
51 Hajj destination
52 Some natural hairstyles 54 Magna ___
55 The “U” of the E.U.
56 Hotel bookings
57 “Jumpin’ ___” (Cab Calloway dance classic)
58 Sunrise direction
59 Classic margarita flavor
60 Frankenstein’s assistant
61 Smooching on the street, e.g., for short
62 Number of legs on an insect