The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Beat in chess 5 Astronomer who lost part of his nose in a sword duel 10 Classic Jumbotron shout-out 14 Frost 15 Takes a bit off 16 Certain newspaper column 17 Boot 18 Sorna y Nublar, en “Jurassic Park” 19 Long locks 20 Educator in a smock 22 Figure seen on Athena’s shield 23 Thumbs-up 24 Skim 26 Bit of letter shaped hardware 28 Rangers’ domain 32 Thoroughbred, e.g. 36 Fedex Cup organizer 37 ___ of war 38 Bluish hues 40 Muslim leaders 41 “A Promised Land” author, 2020 43 Get into trouble, in a way 45 Grassy expanse 46 Some drinking vessels 48 Kind of zone in a city 50 1948 Literature Nobelist 52 Youngest player to score in the FIFA World Cup (age 17) 53 Two-word tribute 55 Bottle topper 59 Profession in an O’neill title 62 What “should be made by filling a glass with gin, then waving it in the general direction of Italy,” per Noël Coward 64 Declare 65 Kid-lit character with a green suit and gold crown 66 Midrange club 67 Award-winning Ward 68 Chess : check :: go : ___ 69 “Pretty please?” 70 Geekish 71 Fixes 72 Big name in printers

DOWN

1 Now: Sp. 2 Talks up 3 Some bridge positions 4 Leader of the house band on “The Muppet Show” 5 Low-budget feature 6 Like decisions made on a dare, typically 7 “Stormy Weather” composer 8 Learn secondhand 9 Either end of a school bus? 10 Side that usually has the most supporters 11 Device used in interactive museum displays 12 What a “hamburger button” opens 13 Dedicated works 21 Reader’s jotting, e.g. 22 Reader’s jottings … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme 25 Fancy-pants 27 Title derived from “Caesar” 29 Most of a sugar cane 30 Marisa of “In the Bedroom” 31 Writer Sontag 32 Underway 33 Some salads 34 French “equivalent” 35 Gusto 39 Dot on a subway map 42 Dissolve 44 Scan options for the claustrophobic 47 Kind of milk or sauce 49 Put on sale, say 51 So far 54 Densely packed, in a way 56 Under-the-sink fixture 57 Animals depicted on the Ishtar Gate 58 Film composer Morricone 59 Tried something? 60 At any time 61 The blue part of blue cheese 63 About .914 meters 65 “Pow!”