NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Frequent San Francisco weather phenomenon 4 Greek “S”

9 “Buckle up! It’s the ___”

12 Rower’s implement 13 Corporate grind 15 Drink hidden in “tea leaves”

16 Univ. that retired Shaq’s #33

17 Opens, as an awards show envelope

18 Sticky part of a tree frog

19 Cry in a checkers game

21 Against the direction of a gust

23 Shot in the dark 24 Cow’s sound

27 This clue’s number divided by three 28 Aquatic migration sometimes aided by a fabricated ladder 31 “The ___ on the Train” (2015 bestseller)

34 Internet pioneer with a purple logo 35 Handled the tunes at a party, say 39 Shirks

41 Bit of udon or ramen 43 Ballroom dance in 4/4 time

45 Platform at the center of a fashion show

46 “Casual” workday: Abbr.

47 “Got milk?” and “I’m lovin’ it,” for two 49 Crew-necked shirt, informally

50 Got a good look at 52 Fair/foul caller 53 Command that may be accompanied by a “whoosh” sound 54 Core-building exercise that starts on all fours 59 “Same here” 62 “Shoot over a message sometime” 66 Food purveyors 67 Sculptures made at the beach, say 68 Bun worn high on the head

69 Native (to)

DOWN

1 Kind of music that may feature a mandolin

2 Rest spot for a camel

3 Pig’s sound 4 Clearheaded

5 “___ a bird! ___ a plane! ___ Superman!” 6 Future Ph.d.’s test 7 Goat’s bleat

8 Org. supporting

individual rights 9 “Veni, vidi, vici”

language

10 Without company 11 Unwanted plant in a

garden 13 Afro-cuban

ballroom dance 14 College sports

channel 20 Psychologically manipulated, in a way 22 Skylight, e.g. 24 Hybrid fighting

sport, for short 25 “I’m intrigued!” 26 Musician Yoko 29 Disinfectant spray

brand 30 Investigative

reporter Farrow 31 Social blunder 32 Soap that’s said to be “99 44/100% pure”

33 Renée Zellweger’s

role in “Chicago” 36 Matchmaking site with a “Willing to Convert” profile option

37 Comic Degeneres 38 Faked out, in hockey 40 Jekyll and Pepper,

for two: Abbr. 42 Extra play periods, in

brief

44 Many a Times

Square visitor 45 Kind of salad made with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil 48 Detroit-based truck

maker

51 Arizona athlete, for

short

53 Slip and ___ 55 Balanced

56 Prefix with dynamic 57 “___ for All Seasons” 58 Magician’s stick 59 Lowish mil. rank 60 Gold, in Granada 61 Little jump

63 On the ___ (fleeing) 64 Radiologist’s scan,

for short

65 And so on: Abbr.