NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates 6 Disparaging remark

10 Some bake sale

groups, for short 14 ___ box (computer

prompt)

15 With 52-Down, home of the Leaning Tower 16 French river to the

English Channel 17 Parish leader 18 “Yeah, sure”

19 Fill to excess 20 Took in takeout, say 21 *Seesaw

24 What a spin doctor might be called on to take care of 26 Hair stiffener 27 Prepare to be

published

28 Coin that’s been legal tender since New Year’s Day in 2002

30 *Bring forward for

display

33 Island near Java 36 Bandmate of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison 38 Tech school on the

Hudson, for short 39 Harbinger

40 Falafel sauce 42 Noun-forming

suffix

43 Singer DiFranco 44 Birds symbolizing

peace 45 Component of

natural gas 47 *British hitmaker on Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow” 49 “It’s c-c-c-cold!” 50 “Cubist” Rubik 51 Science class, for

short 53 Mathematician once pictured on Swiss money 57 *1970 war film about the attack on Pearl Harbor 61 Genesis woman 62 Genesis man 63 Forum garment 64 “The Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret

66 ___ Field (home to

the Mets) 67 Stuntman

Knievel 68 Freshens, as a

stamp pad 69 White Monopoly

bills

70 Depend (on) 71 *Clarinetist Shaw … or, when said aloud, the only two consonants in the answers to the starred clues

Michelangelo masterpiece 2 Like sneakers but not slippers

3 PC key

4 *“Sadly, you’re right”

5 Fairy tale meanie 6 Desire to harm 7 Defame in print 8 Computer operator 9 *Vermin-hunting dog

10 Stickie 11 *Pasta-serving cafe 12 The “a” of a.m. 13 Palm reader, e.g. 14 Lacking

brightness

22 Part of the

psyche

23 Febreze target

25 Ivy League school in

Philly

29 *Plumbing company whose jingle says “away go troubles down the drain”

30 Suede shade 31 Second word of

fairy tales

32 Fork prong

33 Wild pig

34 Prefix with potent

or present

35 *Say again 36 Pronoun for

a ship

37 “___ the season to

be jolly”

41 Actress Gardner 42 No ___ traffic 44 Word of warning 46 *Trick-or-___ (kid on

Halloween)

48 One of the Three

Musketeers 49 Halloween shout 51 Doughnut-shaped

roll

52 See 15-Across 54 Téa of “Madam

Secretary”

55 Bring to mind 56 Only M.L.B. team that Johnny Bench played for (196783)

57 Part of a Chipotle

order

58 Chief Norse god 59 Wander

60 ___ avis

65 Jokester