The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Confidence
7 In the same quantity
13 Snake on a limb
14 Bubbles on a beach
16 Members of the genus Vespa
17 “Answer the simple question!”
18 Genre associated with guyliner and black nail polish
19 Sword go-withs
21 Word with sock or duck
22 Oklahoma’s ___ Air Force Base
24 Alma mater for Martin Scorsese and Lady Gaga, in brief
25 Word used when making a choice, maybe
27 Where the five most widely practiced religions originated
28 “I can help!”
30 Controls
31 Comforting touch
33 French holy title: Abbr.
35 Valentine’s Day exchanges ... or what this puzzle’s shaded areas are?
40 Witch
42 Actress Wong
43 Achievements for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Elton John, colloquially
46 Yammered
47 Like the blue side, in brief
48 Audacity
49 ___ training (requirement for H.S. graduation in most states)
50 “Have you heard back yet?”
53 Did a marathon, say
54 Puddle producer
56 21, say
57 Bench press muscles, informally
58 Connected, as a bathroom
60 Used a little of, as someone else’s speaking time
62 Role in a game of Taboo
63 Final watcher?
64 Dog tag wearers, in brief
65 Sister channel of QVC
66 Part of GPS: Abbr.
67 Hosp. locales
DOWN
1 Chamomile and cedarwood, for two 2 Popular Italian beer
3 ___ Cariou, Broadway’s original Sweeney Todd
4 Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone
5 Fan of the flame?
6 Sink components
7 ___ seeker
8 Pit, e.g.
9 Fancy billiards shot
10 Sci-fi sky sighting
11 Popular Mexican beer
12 Submit
13 Resource for service members, colloquially
15 Styles
20 Potato part
23 “Scarface”
26 Come into view
28 Salt Lake City athlete
29 Playful suffix for “best”
32 Vegan salon brand
34 High schoolers, typically
35 Walk-ups, often
36 Feathery perennial
37 Kagan on the Court
38 Intervals
39 Italian city known for its limoncello
40 Allison Janney’s role on “The West Wing”
41 Easter Island
44 Serial performer
45 Self-driving cars have lots of these
51 Post-its, e.g.
52 “Glad you noticed our hard work”
55 Some Greek letters
57 Insta post
59 Kinda sorta
61 Sister of Helios