Today's crossword
ACROSS
1 Tibetan monks 6 Game with drivers and carts 10 __ of gold 13 Eggy brunch choice 15 Slender woodwind 16 Flightless bird of Australia 17 *Take a chance 19 Photographer Goldin 20 Squirrel’s discard 21 Pancakes often served with smoked salmon 23 Archaic “once” 24 *Minnesota medical center 27 Blessing ender 29 “Oh, now I see” 30 Mother-of-pearl 33 GI show gp. 34 Quacking bird 37 Slice of history 38 *Mug for the cameras 42 Language of Southeast Asia 43 Off-white shade 45 Pollen gatherer 46 Arcade pioneer 48 Hole in a tub 50 Covert ops outfit, for short 52 *Vatican security detail 55 “Hey, you!” 59 Sun porch 60 Float in the air 62 So last month 63 Spot to assemble the first parts of the answers to the starred clues 66 Laudatory poem 67 Area behind an altar 68 Hears (of) 69 Chicken __: itchy malady 70 Class ring number 71 Wager
DOWN
1 “SNL” producer Michaels 2 French love 3 Gets soupy, as ice cream 4 Elite athlete 5 Late-night host Meyers 6 Divine 7 __-Wan Kenobi 8 Opp. of express 9 Without oomph 10 Landform that juts into the water 11 Resident of a Middle Eastern sultanate 12 Loose-fitting top 14 Unifying feature of many crosswords 18 Splashy style 22 Fibbed 25 Hops-drying oven in a brewery 26 “Mon petit __”: French endearment 28 “It’s okay, I guess” 30 Jill Biden, __ Jacobs 31 Rainbow shape 32 Analog catalog in British libraries 33 One-eighty 35 Indy 500 racer 36 Colorful pond fish 39 “You’re making __ mistake!” 40 Feature of many restaurant websites 41 Actress Grier 44 __ Minor: constellation 47 “Let’s see you do better!” 49 “To quote myself ... ” 50 Team on a film set 51 Ibuprofen brand 52 Sailing vessel 53 Picture book character lost in a crowd 54 Birch family tree 56 Brand of hummus 57 Smelled a lot 58 To the point 61 Puts frosting on 64 Imitate 65 Super-secret intel org.