The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 One who might call you out
7 ___ pepper
12 Prez featured in “Annie” 15 Enthusiastic fan
16 ___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend’s 2022 Car of the Year 17 Grassy expanse
18 Refrain in a 1970
hit by the Kinks
20 Crop revered by the Abelam
people of Papua New Guinea 21 Casual vodka order 22 Muscat native
23 Some reactions on Slack 24 “Yep, noticed that”
26 “Oh, you wanna fight!” 28 Refrain in a 1971
hit by David Bowie 34 ___-owned (merchandise
designation)
35 One of over 140 in
an Ironman triathlon 36 Serbian American inventor 37 Hindu god embodying virtue 39 Everlasting, poetically 42 Flatbread that can
be served with dal
43 What offers worldwide
protection?
45 State boldly
46 “hahahaha”
47 Refrain in a 1965
hit by the Who
52 Corporate department 53 Privy to
54 Longtime TV singing
series, to fans
56 Places for evil geniuses 59 Thing with a ping 63 Sandwich you really
need two hands to eat 64 Refrain in a 2008
hit by Lady Gaga 66 What makes
most moist?
67 Fleece seeker
68 “War and Peace” character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon 69 East Asian currency 70 Things dragged uphill 71 Trade mag for marketers
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1 “www” addresses
2 Defense from some
attackers
3 Short-sleeved shirt
4 Like a type that leans right? 5 Enjoy with gusto
6 Big Band ___
7 $1 bill, in slang
8 Dance with a festive skirt 9 Like Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” or “Marilyn Diptych” 10 Frasier’s ex-wife on “Frasier” 11 State west of Wyo.
12 Going it alone
13 The “D” in CODA 14 Head-butts, e.g.
19 Tackle at the knees, e.g. 23 One who’s finished 25 Zenith
27 Took a load off
28 Outrageous
29 Substance that
makes blood red
30 Fair and honest
31 Actor ___ Villechaize of
“Fantasy Island”
32 John from England
33 Whiz (through)
34 Big dance
38 Sweetheart
40 Surefire
41 Actor McGregor
44 Something a person with an
ovomucoid allergy cannot eat 48 Female friend, informally 49 Go by
50 Hot, hot, hot
51 Shortly
54 “Oho!”
55 Novel with the desert
planet Arrakis
57 Tech product officially
discontinued in 2022 58 Carter of jazz and
Perlman of film
60 Take the leap
61 Land unit
62 Raise a big stink
64 Slumber duds
65 Org. with an Office of Water