The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Scotch ___ (3M prod
uct)
5 Olympic martial art
since 1964
9 Apt rhyme for “slams” 14 Do as one’s told 15 Sailing the ocean 16 Roomba or Automow
er
17 Go strolling
19 One end of a battery 20 Squirrel’s stash
21 Sub at an office
23 Two-finger victory sign 24 Use, as a towel at the
shore
25 Outdoor concert stage
27 Doozy
29 Canal to the Red Sea 30 Stiff test
35 Fuss in front of a mir
ror
38 Legacy I.S.P. 39 Immunity tokens on
“Survivor”
41 Genetic messenger 42 Sings out with a lot of
power
45 Turnpike feature made obsolescent by electronic passes
48 Sushi bar drink 50 Metal for a girder 51 Gel-filled Nyquil offer
ings
55 Post- O.R. stop
59 Post- O.R. stop 60 Warsaw resident 61 Wildly absurd, collo
quially
62 Chef De Laurentiis of
the Food Network 64 Unresolved details & and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 66 Subs at a deli
67 Start a poker pot 68 Menu bar option 69 Big obstacles at a golf
course
70 Where to buy shares
of G.M.
71 Easter egg colorings
DOWN
1 Completely wreck 2 Early calculators 3 Black tea variety 4 “You’ve got to be
kidding” reaction 5 Film with the line “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”
6 Miley Cyrus’s “Party in
the ___”
7 Airline with its main
hub in Atlanta
8 Like many chardonnay
barrels
9 Brings to a close 10 Sweetie
11 Warmer than freezing,
on the Celsius scale 12 One posing for an
artist 13 Metal for a girder 18 Declare invalid, as a
marriage
22 OB/GYNS and 36
Downs
25 ___ cake (ring- shaped
dessert)
26 What’s-___- name 28 Garland gift in Hawaii 30 Ride that’s hailed
31 Weeder’s tool
32 Even- steven
33 Slimy stuff
34 “Black- ish” co- star
Tracee ___ Ross 36 Sinus specialist, for
short
37 “I don’t think so” 40 35mm camera type, in
brief
43 Letter after sigma 44 Ticket granting access
to the slopes 46 Carried
47 Tournament favorite 49 Green: Prefix
51 Traffic signal
52 Less welcoming 53 Writer Edgar ___ Poe 54 Spring bloom 56 Skillful with home
repairs
57 Actress Macdowell 58 One-ups
61 “Gotcha”
63 Stag’s mate 65 Tiebreakers in hoops