The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Purges (of) 5 Teensy bit 8 Largest of the Greek islands 13 Give off, as light 14 Tilling tool

15 “Be quiet!” 17 South African horn that produces only one note

19 Whole 20 Zoned (out) 21 Having a thermal exhaust port lead straight to the reactor of your Death Star, e.g. 23 California’s ___ Fernando Valley 24 Musical symbol resembling an ampersand 26 Victory of all victories 28 Repetitive cry of encouragement 32 Word before or after spa 33 List-ending abbr. 34 Cheadle of the Avengers films 35 The “E” of 27Down, for short 37 Air pollution portmanteau 40 Mythical river of the underworld 43 Small but important machine part 45 Inquisitive to a fault 47 Rock’s ___ Leppard 48 Reeeeeeeeally long celebratory cry 53 Harrison Ford’s “Star Wars” role 54 Shock 55 Football stat: Abbr. 56 Salsas, e.g. … or salsa moves 58 Puts in office 62 Kevin ___, former “Weekend Update” anchor on “S.N.L.” 64 International event where 17-, 28- and 48-Across can be heard 66 Requiring rare knowledge 67 Yellowfin tuna 68 Rowlands of “Gloria” 69 Some eye sores 70 Big name in S.U.V.s

71 What was all about Eve?

DOWN

1 Races, as an engine

2 “My turn!” 3 Goddesslike pop or opera star 4 It means “plaster” in Italian 5 Particulars, slangily 6 N.Y.C.-based pioneer in instant messaging 7 Like many sign language users 8 Pennypincher 9 Go crazy 10 Superlative suffix 11 “Unacceptable!” 12 Train service to 33 countries

16 _ _ _ alla vodka 18 Alternative to Venmo 22 Author Harper ___

25 Latte art medium 27 Co. honchos 28 Sappho’s “___ to Aphrodite”

29 Far from strict 30 Something to maintain during a conversation 31 Grassy plain in South America 36 Sounds from babies and pigeons 38 Places to find lions, tigers and bears 39 Requiring rare knowledge 41 Vote in favor 42 Athletic org. with a 2020 reboot 44 Exclamation of approval 46 “___ regret that!” 48 Accra’s country 49 Old westerns, informally 50 QB protection squads

51 Alley _ _ _ 52 Feeling anxious 57 Branded freebies at an event 59 Included on an email, briefly 60 Ditty 61 Wingtipto-wingtip measurement 63 “_ _ _ it on me!” 65 Unit of resistance