The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NO. 0404 5/9/22

ACROSS

1 Part of the leg between the knee and ankle 5 Certain athletic honorees, for short

9 Lodging near a highway interchange 14 Crazy, in Cancún 15 Strap attached to

a horse’s bit 16 Proverbial

saying 17 Enthusiastic 18 Crumbly salad

cheese

19 Karate studios 20 Dinosaur whose name means “swift seizer” 23 Sneaky devil 24 Cause for a

confession

25 To the ___

degree

28 Impose (upon) 31 Bonus

performance 33 Total pro 36 Dinosaur whose name means “winged finger” 38 Designer Chanel 40 Fooled 41 Indefinite

quantity 42 Dinosaur whose name means “three-horned face”

47 Barbie’s beau 48 Easter decorating

need

49 Rip into bits 51 Insult, informally 52 Prefix with

genetics or Pen 54 Go by, as time 58 Dinosaur whose name means “thunder lizard” 61 Sci. class for many future premeds

64 Jason’s ship, in

Greek myth 65 ___ a move (start

dancing)

66 Gem from an

oyster

67 Fully cooked, as

steak

68 Falco of “Nurse

Jackie” 69 Letters on a

gearshift 70 Crossed (out) 71 A buck or two?

DOWN

1 Many Balkan

inhabitants 2 Squalid dwelling 3 In a standoffish

manner

4 Fall asleep on the

couch, perhaps 5 Handy Andy, by

another name 6 Go off course

suddenly

7 Gyro bread 8 Loses it 9 One-named singer called the “Queen of Pop” 10 Bad smell

11 ___ Mahal 12 Narcissist’s

problem

13 “___ Miz” 21 Henhouse

22 Like the score

4-4 25 Unacceptable 26 “I might, if you’re

willing to ask” 27 ___ of Troy 29 Genesis console

maker

30 Steady

equestrian gaits 32 Loops into an

online convo 33 Played a role 34 Buckingham Palace dog breed

35 Modern smokes 37 Alternatively, in a

text

39 Condition that may involve repetitive urges, for short 43 Reaction of silent but obvious disapproval 44 Car at an auction,

maybe 45 Reserved for a

select customer 46 Actress Ward 50 Applied, as foundation or powder

53 Filled with

wonder

55 One who’s easily shocked or scandalized 56 “Wake Up Little ___” (1957 hit for the Everly Brothers) 57 Perfuming

compound 58 Loon or dodo 59 “King” of this

puzzle?

60 Rudely stare 61 Zoom, for one 62 The “p” of m.p.h. 63 Prohibit