The New York Times Crossword

Alina Abidi and Matthew Stock

ACROSS

1 Frequent San Francisco weather phenomenon

4 Greek “S”

9 “Buckle up! It’s the

___”

12 Rower’s implement

13 Corporate grind

15 Drink hidden in

“tea leaves”

16 Univ. that retired

Shaq’s #33

17 Opens, as an awards show envelope

18 Sticky part of a

tree frog

19 Cry in a checkers

game

21 Against the

direction of a gust

23 Shot in the dark

24 Cow’s sound

27 This clue’s number

divided by three

28 Aquatic migration sometimes aided by a fabricated ladder

31 “The ___ on the Train” (2015 bestseller)

34 Internet pioneer

with a purple logo

35 Handled the tunes

at a party, say

39 Shirks

41 Bit of udon or

ramen

43 Ballroom dance in

4/4 time

45 Platform at the center of a fashion show “Casual” workday: Abbr.

46

47 “Got milk?” and “I’m lovin’ it,” for two

49 Crew-necked shirt,

informally

50 Got a good look at

52 Fair/foul caller

53 Command that may be accompanied by a “whoosh” sound

54 Core-building exercise that starts on all fours

59 “Same here”

62 “Shoot over a message sometime”

66 Food purveyors

67 Sculptures made

at the beach, say

68 Bun worn high on

the head

69 Native (to)

DOWN

1 Kind of music that may feature a mandolin

2 Rest spot for a

camel

3 Pig’s sound

4 Clearheaded

5 “___ a bird! ___ a plane! _ _ _ Superman!”

6 Future Ph.d.’s test

7 Goat’s bleat

8 Org. supporting

individual rights

9 “Veni, vidi, vici”

language

10 Without company

11 Unwanted plant in

a garden

13 Afro-cuban

ballroom dance

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14 College sports

channel

20 Psychologically manipulated, in a way

22 Skylight, e.g.

24 Hybrid fighting

sport, for short

25 “I’m intrigued!”

26 Musician Yoko

29 Disinfectant spray

brand

30 Investigative

reporter Farrow

31 Social blunder

32 Soap that’s said to be “99 44/100% pure”

33 Renée Zellweger’s

role in “Chicago”

36 Matchmaking site with a “Willing to Convert” profile option

37 Comic Degeneres

38 Faked out, in

hockey

40 Jekyll and Pepper,

for two: Abbr.

42 Extra play periods,

in brief

44 Many a Times

Square visitor

45 Kind of salad made with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil

48 Detroit-based

truck maker

51 Arizona athlete,

for short

53 Slip and _ _ _

55 Balanced

56 Prefix with

dynamic

57 “___ for All

Seasons”

58 Magician’s stick

59 Lowish mil. rank

60 Gold, in Granada

61 Little jump

63 On the ___

(fleeing)

64 Radiologist’s scan,

for short

65 And so on: Abbr.