The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Doesn’t include 6 Very top 10 Vegetable in borscht 14 ___ cat 15 Drifting ice 16 Stow, as cargo 17 Fragile art form crafted with air and heat 19 Chair parts that tend to wear out quickly 20 Source of bills, for short 21 Paint application 22 Piece of material used to strengthen a garment 23 Props for “It’s the Hard-knock Life” in “Annie” 25 Starter on the mound, often 28 Censoring sounds 30 ___ Gatos, Calif. 31 Sch. in Columbus 32 Supplement 33 Longtime home appliance brand 35 What “X” might mean 36 Type who’s out of touch with reality 39 Veer sharply 42 Church donation 43 Some frozen drinks 47 Wrath 48 Something about nothing, perhaps 49 Candy piece with white sprinkles 50 Metaphorical source of some government funds 54 Snack (on) 55 Running on ___ 56 Burden 58 Situation that might lead to extra time 59 “By Jove!” 60 Comment before a stupid stunt … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across 63 Jay with a “Garage” 64 It’s a thought 65 Desktop accessory 66 Home of the tree of knowledge 67 Nuisance 68 Gets ready to wash, say

DOWN

1 Classic rock standard with Spanish lyrics 2 Considering everything 3 Walked heavily 4 London’s ___ Gardens 5 Align, as multiple devices 6 Company with a “spokesduck” 7 Division of the earth’s crust 8 Dawn goddess 9 Important markings on treasure maps 10 Mont ___, highest of the Alps 11 A voice might be heard within this 12 Attorney general under Ronald Reagan 13 Lab simulation 18 Pretend to be, at a Halloween party, say 22 “You should never, ever do this!” 24 Divisions for weightlifters 26 Spot 27 College in New Rochelle, N.Y. 29 Soda can features 33 Best ___ (Academy Awards category) 34 “It doesn’t excite me much” 37 Opera set in Egypt 38 “Micro” or “macro” subject, for short 39 Holder of compressed data 40 Stirred up 41 Relevant 44 Portmanteau for a radical environmentalist 45 Like crosswords on Monday vis-à-vis those in the rest of the week 46 Baseballs and basketballs, but not footballs 49 Neglected neighborhood 51 Turn one’s attention to 52 Parts 53 Finish by 57 Jazz singer Sylvia 60 In the know 61 Phillis Wheatley wrote one “to Neptune” 62 “Get off the stage!”