The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Modern Persia 5 Arnaz who loved Lucy 9 Become acclimated 14 “Finding ___” (2003 Pixar film) 15 Alternative to a wood, in golf 16 Name said twice before “Wherefore art thou”

17 In vogue 18 Oscar the Grouch’s home 20 International Court of Justice location, with “The”

22 Bulls in a bullfight 23 Old weapon in hand-to-hand combat

26 Place for a nest 30 Digital picture,

maybe

31 Less fresh 33 Emergency call in

Morse code 36 Wild guess

39 With 60-Across, one of two U.S. vice presidents to resign from office 40 Result of a football blitz, maybe 44 Completely

anesthetized 45 Exercise that might be done on a mat

46 Cover gray,

perhaps

47 Like vinegar 49 “Holy moly!” 52 English channel, informally, with “the”

53 Bit of fashionable footwear

58 Home in the shape of a dome 60 See 39-Across 62 Dreaded cry from a boss … or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across 67 Listing in a travel guide

68 Texas ___ (school NW of Houston) 69 Dealer in futures? 70 It’s a plot! 71 News media 72 Rival of Harvard 73 Wood for boat decks

DOWN

1 Not give an ___ (be stubborn) 2 Give a makeover, informally 3 Spanish girlfriend 4 “Hey, don’t jump in front of me in the line!” 5 Insult

6 Time span sometimes named after a president 7 Rather, informally 8 Where work may pile up 9 Best Picture winner set in 1-Across 10 Swims at the Y, say

11 “The Walking Dead” network 12 Cause of a sleepless night for a princess, in a fairy tale 13 Whole bunch 19 Greek counterpart of Mars 21 Yadda, yadda, yadda

24 Zap with a light beam 25 Contest attempt 27 Classic work that’s the basis for Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida”

28 “Goodness gracious!”

29 Not having two nickels to rub together

32 “For shame!” 33 Fledgling pigeon 34 Weight whose abbreviation ends in a “z,” oddly 35 “Sexy” lady in a Beatles song 37 Blood grouping system 38 Hole-some breakfast food? 41 Nickname for the Cardinals, with “the”

42 Prefix with -pod or -partite 43 Zoo enclosure 48 Foal : mare :: ___ : cow 50 Lawyers’ org. 51 Took care of someone else’s pooch

54 Loud

55 Land with a demilitarized zone 56 Delayed 57 Four: Prefix 59 Insets in a crown 61 Line on a calendar

62 Talk, talk, talk 63 Regatta implement 64 French “a” 65 Wriggly fish

66 Dr. of hip-hop