The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Possible result of a TMZ story 6 Behind, nautically 11 “American Dad!” network 14 Theme of la festa di San Valentino 15 Spanish equivalent of “Basta!” 16 Word with know or show 17 Future zombie’s last words? 19 Virtuoso 20 This is only a test 21 Sauce that’s 80% vowels 22 Worshiper at the ancient Qorikancha (“Golden Temple”) 23 Core group 25 Black-andwhite movie effect 27 Country music standard at zombie karaoke night? 32 Ending for some government 37-Across 33 Poker giveaway 34 “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” poet 37 Info in a modern bibliography 39 Gets warmer, so to speak 42 Tackles, say 43 Kind of reform or code 45 “Read the clues carefully” and “Check your crossing answers” [You’re welcome!] 47 Big name in nail polish 48 Reason the zombies are, of course, skipping the empty house? 52 “Abso-lutely not!” 54 Be over 55 Broadcast journalist Paula 56 Purple shade 59 Not do anything 63 ___-Man 64 Zombies’ cry in the face of defeat? 66 Landmark 1973 court case, familiarly 67 Sync up

68 With 13-Down, playground promise 69 White wine

aperitif

70 Old Apple Store

offerings 71 Ophthalmological ailments

Down

1 Sweets 2 Discover alternative, for short

3 Toon with a talking map 4 Fundamental 5 On the ___ (frequently, in modern slang)

6 Pro’s opposite 7 Classic clown

name 8 Picturesque town on the Gulf of Salerno 9 Adroit

10 Sound made with one’s tongue

11 “I really

appreciate it!” 12 Ball game 13 See 68-Across 18 Expedite 22 Causes of some brain freezes 24 Sandwich that’s 100% consonants 26 “Ugh!”

27 “My turn!” 28 Can 29 Something that may be pulled in college 30 “Bravo!”

relative 31 Author of the

“Symposium” 35 Stick with it! 36 Commotion 38 Suppressed 40 “Spare” item 41 Wild times at

the mall, say 44 What the D.E.A. might keep tabs on?

46 ___ Ysidro,

Calif.

49 Bassett of

“Black Panther” 50 Ideal picnic

forecast

51 “Yay, me!” 52 Netflix crime drama set in the Midwest 53 World capital with traditional water puppet shows for tourists 57 Preceder of a

certain “-naut” 58 Puts on paper 60 Withhold from 61 Canoeing

locale

62 Turkey Hill

competitor 64 Colorless 65 Photo finish?