The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 The class of ’26 in ’24, say
6 Its approval is often sought, in brief
9 Sit on the throne
14 Evidence that one is
going into labor?
16 Result
17 Unlikely patron of a vegan
restaurant
18 High-level advisers
19 Make do
20 Unfold, as a series of
events
22 Beside
25 Sudden contraction
26 ___ Gorbachev, former
Soviet first lady
29 Toddler on “Family Guy”
33 Astonishes
37 Clearing, as device
storage
38 Fish in a dragon roll
39 Tanner’s applications
42 Org. in the Oscarwinning documentary “Citizenfour”
43 Armada ship
45 Unscripted comedy
47 French region known for
its rieslings
50 1978 Nobel Peace Prize
recipient
51 Deserved comeuppance
54 Enterprise Holdings
holding
57 Science fiction concept depicted three times in this puzzle
62 “Yo”
63 Big name in digital
documents
64 War of words, in a sense
67 Opportunity on Mars, e.g.
68 Is yet to come
69 Zippers on a snowy day
70 Bartender’s serving, perhaps
71 Orchestra section
DOWN
1 Word of distinction on a diploma
2 7’1” four-time N.B.A. champion
3 Cylinders like the 20,000+ housed in London’s Musical Museum
4 Not chilly, like chili
5 Forte and Strong once worked on it, for short
6 Bean in Egyptian cuisine
7 Bottom-of-the-barrel material
8 One who sells space or time, informally
9 Find another person to play
10 Chemical kick-starters
11 Aoki of golf
12 Wise guy
13 What Tupperware
containers do, helpfully
15 Admit (to)
21 Sixth notes? 23 Scot’s refusal
24 ___ Scouts
27 ___ Paulo
28 Opera piece
30 One getting into a cab,
perhaps
31 “Not ___ many words”
32 Jennifer who wrote “A Visit From the Goon Squad”
33 Gaming company with
the Yakuza franchise
34 Recover
35 ___ Seok-jin of K-pop’s
BTS
36 Soaks (up)
40 Org. sued by the State of
New York in 2020
41 Club mixer
44 Salt flat, once
46 ___-de-marne (French
department)
48 Indulges, with “to”
49 Stray
52 Actress Sokoloff of “The
Practice”
53 Be of use
55 Disney title role for Liu
Yifei
56 Takes in the paper?
57 Besmirches
58 More than a favorite
59 “Don’t just sit there!”
60 Bit of sporting gear with
a bell guard
61 Scale abbr.
65 “I’m in heaven!” sound
66 E’en if