The New York Times No. 1217

ACROSS

1 Offset, as costs 7 Old cornball variety show with Buck Owens

13 “The Misanthrope” playwright 14 Beer buy 15 *Bologna, e.g.

16 Of a ring-shaped part of the iris 17 Commencement celebrant, in brief 18 *Device for holding papers together 20 Renter’s contract 22 Alternative to café 23 Larsson who wrote the “Millennium” trilogy

26 Capp and Capone 29 First things you learn 32 *Carpenter’s decorative molding

35 Low in fat

36 Co. in the Dow Jones index since 1979 37 Museum-funding org.

38 N.Y.C. museum, with “the” 40 Genetic “messenger” 41 Personal manner 43 *Abundant harvest 46 Common bar order,

with “the”

47 “One more thing

…,” in a text 48 Hesitant assent 49 Yelps of pain

51 On the briny 54 With 63-Across, singing group … or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues 58 Española, por ejemplo 62 Ballplayers with birds on their caps 63 See 54-Across 65 David Bowie song whose title subject is “waiting in the sky” 66 Take apart, as a tapestry

67 Book that might include “Silent Night” 68 Managed, somehow

DOWN

1 Way in or out 2 Lady ___ (nickname in jazz) 3 Played at a hoedown, perhaps 4 ___ hall (place to play) 5 Dutch-speaking Caribbean vacation spot 6 Hairy Himalayans 7 Bring on board 8 Bring to bear, as pressure

9 Of a historic period 10 “Monster’s Ball” Oscar winner 11 Black-purple fruit from a palm tree 12 Cincinnati radio station of bygone TV 13 Director of 2000’s “Charlie’s Angels,” to film fans

14 In need of cheering up

19 At hand 21 “Ghostbusters” character ___ Spengler

23 Does the crawl, say 24 Bone paralleling

the fibula 25 Epitaph words 27 Compensate for a sprained ankle, say

28 Hook’s sidekick 30 Lakeside rental 31 Loses one’s cool 33 Spud ___, 5’7” N.B.A. star who famously won a Slam Dunk Contest

34 Lacking slack 39 Factual 42 “Glory to the ___ king” (carol line) 44 Air kiss sound 45 Oversaw, as a committee 50 2014 movie about Dr. King 52 Brimless chef’s hat 53 Liveliness 54 Brit’s “Baloney!” 55 Pseudo-cultured 56 Not staged 57 Target of an ID thief

59 Wild guess 60 Impose, as a tax 61 Cleaned the dishes? 64 Feeling of wonder