The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Alternative to a Ding Dong
5 It’s found near a trap
9 Sped
14 To be remembered for all time
15 Shade akin to turquoise
16 Sister publication of Jet magazine
17 Actor Laurie of “House”
18 *Sensitive part of the elbow
20 *Oft-wished-upon sighting
22 When doubled, “Good one”
23 Heart chart, for short
24 Part of A.B.S.: Abbr.
25 Common typo for an exclamation point
27 Sprout
30 Serving with dal makhani
32 Hazard in maritime travel
34 With 51-Across, something to “read”
36 Passed out
40 What each asterisked clue’s answer does, to correct a misnomer?
43 In the main?
44 Word with sport or spirit
45 One might stand on a table
46 French greeting
48 It was once sold medically under the commercial name Delysid
50 Great time, informally
51 See 34-Across
54 Dynamism
55 Not well
57 *Symbol of Australia
63 *Headwear made from jipijapa fibers
64 Tech review site
66 Repetitive musical form
67 Actress/TV host Palmer
68 Standout in one’s field
69 Faun lookalike
70 Freshness
71 Drill, for instance
DOWN
1 Sound of a snicker
2 “Mr. Holland’s ___,” 1995 film for which Richard Dreyfuss received a Best Actor nomination
3 Grate pains?
4 Golf great Lorena
5 Preposterous
6 Lead-in to -vocal
7 Sally ___ (English teacake)
8 Beside the point
9 Obama’s Secret Service code name
10 Help wanteds?
11 Computer processor parts
12 Figure in international relations
13 Some textile specialists
19 Org. with gym memberships
21 Globe
25 One in a pod
26 “Good stuff!”
28 Sch. with a campus in Narragansett
29 “““
31 Author Gaiman
33 Kind of market
35 José ___ (frozen foods brand)
37 Superficially
38 Home to the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas (since 1551)
39 Spice qtys.
41 First name in Surrealism
42 Tour de France units: Abbr.
47 Stretch of the red carpet?
49 Leave inconspicuously, with “out”
51 Michelle who was FIFA’s Female Player of the Century
52 Warmer in the winter
53 Needle
56 Lawful
58 “___ Bird” (2017 film)
59 Titaness of myth
60 Store near Rockefeller Center, familiarly
61 Sporty vehicles
62 Some summer deliveries
65 Channel with the slogan “Boom.”