The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Scotch ___

(3M product) 5 Olympic martial

art since 1964 9 Apt rhyme for

“slams”

14 Do as one’s

told

15 Sailing the

ocean 16 Roomba or

Automower 17 Go strolling 19 One end of a

battery 20 Squirrel’s stash 21 Sub at an office 23 Two-finger

victory sign 24 Use, as a towel

at the shore 25 Outdoor

concert stage 27 Doozy

29 Canal to the

Red Sea

30 Stiff test

35 Fuss in front of

a mirror 38 Legacy I.S.P. 39 Immunity tokens on “Survivor” 41 Genetic

messenger 42 Sings out with

a lot of power 45 Turnpike feature made obsolescent by electronic passes

48 Sushi bar

drink

50 Metal for a

girder 51 Gel-filled NyQuil offerings 55 Post-O.R. stop 59 Post-O.R. stop 60 Warsaw

resident 61 Wildly absurd,

colloquially 62 Chef De Laurentiis of the Food Network 64 Unresolved details … and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters

66 Subs at a deli 67 Start a poker

pot

68 Menu bar

option

69 Big obstacles at

a golf course 70 Where to buy

shares of G.M. 71 Easter egg

colorings

Down

1 Completely

wreck

2 Early

calculators 3 Black tea

variety 4 “You’ve got to be kidding” reaction

5 Film with the line “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” 6 Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the ___” 7 Airline with its main hub in Atlanta

8 Like many chardonnay barrels

9 Brings to a

close 10 Sweetie 11 Warmer than freezing, on the Celsius scale 12 One posing for

an artist 13 Metal for a

girder 18 Declare invalid, as a marriage 22 OB/GYNs and

36-Downs 25 ___ cake (ring-shaped dessert) 26 What’s-___name 28 Garland gift in

Hawaii

30 Ride that’s

hailed 31 Weeder’s

tool 32 Even-steven 33 Slimy stuff 34 “Black-ish” co-star Tracee ___ Ross

36 Sinus specialist, for short 37 “I don’t think

so”

40 35mm camera

type, in brief 43 Letter after

sigma

44 Ticket granting access to the slopes 46 Carried 47 Tournament

favorite 49 Green: Prefix 51 Traffic signal 52 Less

welcoming 53 Writer Edgar

___ Poe 54 Spring

bloom 56 Skillful with

home repairs 57 Actress

MacDowell 58 One-ups 61 “Gotcha” 63 Stag’s mate 65 Tiebreakers in

hoops