The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Half of an orange?
4 Stand of trees
9 Nourished
12 Dedicated work
13 Got on a soapbox, say
14 “It’s ___-brainer”
15 Bad thing to burst
16 Obnoxious
houseguest?
18 “Already?”
20 Marble made of metal
21 Not a fan of
postmillennials?
23 Brief brouhaha
24 Tournament
placement
25 Coyote sounds
28 Introspective subject
29 Passionate
32 On the light side
34 Rapper Mos ___
35 Bit of water splashed
on a ship’s front?
38 Pioneering Dadaist
41 Baptism, e.g.
42 Roasting platforms
46 Told tales
48 Syrian’s northern
neighbor
50 Showed up
51 North Africa’s ___
Mountains 53 Cap worn at a Shriners
Christmas party?
56 Slicker topper
59 Go on and on
60 Making fun of
Beyoncé’s beau?
62 Show ___
64 Historical period
65 Some barbecue fare
66 Summer in la cité
67 Apt name for a sensei
68 Management positions
69 One-to-one, e.g.
DOWN
1 Reel attachment
2 Actor in “Elf” and “Up”
3 Taken down a notch
4 Kind of knot
5 Bit of light
6 Handle that goes up and down?
7 Release some pressure
8 Outer limits
9 Blamed
10 Qualify
11 Start to sleep for a
while
13 Central Plains tribe
16 Soak
17 Ones showing up in the
middle of supper?
19 Song one might flip for
21 Actor Butterfield of
“Sex Education”
22 Flies, maybe
26 Course standard
27 Lost traction
30 Neither’s partner
31 Nincompoop
33 Fraternity letter
36 “Disco” dude on “The
Simpsons”
37 Brand of cold and
allergy relief products
38 Fearing the worst
39 British singer with the hits “How We Do (Party)” and “Poison”
40 Louisiana’s state bird
43 Sure thing, or close
to it
44 Past academics
45 “___ who?”
47 Musty
49 Arctic skin boats
52 ___ kebab
54 One side in a Senate
vote
55 Tabloid news org.
57 Pot starter
58 Neutrogena shampoo
line
61 Improvisational session
63 Appropriate letter to
end this puzzle on