The New York Times Crossword
No. 0318
ACROSS
1 1960s activist
Hoffman
6 Santa’s sackful
10 Abruptly leave, as
a lover
14 Intoxicated
15 Help with a crime
16 App connecting
riders with drivers
17 In Europe, it’s known as a “twin town”
19 ___ Millions
(lottery)
20 Part of a needle or
hurricane
21 Took in some
takeout?
22 Unruly ’60s hairdo
24 Digital diary
26 Clothing ensembles, slangily
27 Earth-friendly
prefix
29 Hotly contested area in a U.S. election 35 Luke and Leia’s mother in “Star Wars”
37 “Unfortunately …”
38 Game show icon
Trebek
39 Constellation with
a belt
40 Greek “T”
41 Swedish currency
42 Queen of the Nile,
informally
43 “How ya ___?”
44 Lucy’s pal on “I
Love Lucy”
45 France, for the
2024 Olympics
48 Legal professional:
Abbr.
49 What dogs do with their tongues sticking out
50 On the double
52 Accompany
55 “Just a heads-up
…”
57 Sheep’s sound 59 Artist who co-authored a book about his mustache
60 Extraterrestrial’s
home, to us
64 Neighbor of Turkey
65 Window ledge
66 “Star Wars” droid,
familiarly
67 Slight coloration
68 Hang on to
69 Ocular annoyances
DOWN
1 Social media posts tagged as “Sponsored,” e.g.
2 Creamy French
cheese
3 Meddling sorts
4 Info for a spy
5 Barely make do,
with “by”
6 Delicate use of
words
7 New York theater
award
8 Nevertheless
9 Hinders
10 Bring back to life,
as an auto battery 11 “Yeah … sure you
did”
12 Toy brand documented on the website Brickipedia
13 Crab pot for
crabbing, e.g.
18 Barilla competitor
23 N.B.A. tiebreakers,
for short
25 Store sign lit up during business hours
26 Show off
shamelessly
27 Geological time
unit
28 Monte ___ (gambling destination)
30 Snitch on
31 Like a doughnut with no icing or filling
32 Farewell celebration for those leaving the Hawaiian Islands 33 Fundamental belief
34 Glorify
36 It’s no longer worth
talking about
41 Custodian’s ringful
43 “You’d rather not
know”
46 Airport rental
47 Drought ender
51 Command to cancel a countdown
52 Arrange some
video clips, e.g. 53 Wrapped Indian
garment
54 Hip-hop’s Wu-Tang
___
55 Something found in a computer folder
56 Crowdsourced
review site
58 Plant that soothes
burns
61 Commit perjury
62 “As I ___ saying ...”
63 Half of cuatro