The New York Times

ACROSS

1 Cousins of daisies

7 Longtime pugilists’ grp.

10 Highest of highs

14 Central Plains nation

15 It can be cured

16 Singer with the “Living Proof” farewell tour (2002-05) … as well as a “Here We Go Again” tour (2018-20)

17 Superfluous

18 Nile danger

19 Story or mosaic piece

20 What to compile before travel or a “choice” that’s not really a choice

23 Bench press muscle, informally

24 German refusal 25 Feel bad

26 Plus

28 Material for a loom

30 Go to ___

31 Home to Iolani Palace

35 Archaeological projects

37 Tickle pink or top-notch

40 Walks fancily or some rulers

42 Will supplement

44 Parishioner’s portion, perhaps

45 U-___

47 Big Apple clothing brand

48 Up to, informally

49 Answered a charge

51 ___ diem

53 Fa-la connection

54 Eden-to-Nod direction

58 Green land or garland

59 Dynamos or

menus

63 Lines on an airline map

65 Vintage vehicle

66 Surprise element in the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy

67 Apt name for a karaoke star

68 Relative of a hogshead 69 Much-studied micro-organism

70 Fly in the face, e.g.

71 Bond, for one

72 Abate

DOWN

1 Each

2 Fallen angel or luxurious fabric

3 Think ____

4 Fuji fungus

5 Like some pitches

6 In public

7 “Moby-Dick” subject

8 Underlying or salad herb

9 Band aids

10 Do something

11 Lip cover or bettor’s pile

12 Free-for-all

13 At attention

21 Loud, visually

22 On the record, in a way, though not on a record

27 In good shape

29 Block ending

31 Make a choice

32 Singer Grande, to fans

33 Sensational scoring feats or sensational songs

34 Squarish?

36 Oars in pairs

38 Kind of soldier

39 Nevada mining town

41 Many a subject of the E! channel

43 Cabo cheer

46 “This Is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams, essentially

50 Cast aspersions on

51 C-shaped tool

52 Lofty spot for brooding

53 Bad thing to do in class

55 Picked dos

56 Stuffs or spots

57 Social group

60 Boats or bothers

61 Australian export

62 Hollywood’s ___ Rachel Wood

64 Comedy club division