The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 A founding member of the Avengers 5 Primary

9 Like many high-end watches 14 Nurse’s ___ 15 Seaweed wrapped around sushi 16 British pop

singer Lewis 17 Advocate for

U2’s frontman? 20 Shot from a

needle

21 The “fact” that bulls get angry when they see the color red, e.g.

22 No-win

situations? 23 Next of ___ 25 Subject of a famous 1937 disappearance 27 Swing of a

bowler’s arm? 32 Blood-typing

system

33 Wine often served with 15-Across 34 Accompaniment for many a hymn

38 Gyro holder 40 Deadly African

snake

43 Fish often served “meunière” 44 Rudder’s locale 46 Cloud of

melancholy 48 Average fellow 49 A little tied up at the moment? 53 Defeat via

invasion 56 Emerson’s “___ to Beauty”

57 Give up arguing 58 Many an opera

villain 61 Olympic great

Jesse

65 Attire for gym

period? 68 Some wedding

guests

69 Org. for

seniors 70 Largest member of the dolphin family 71 Professional soccer player with the most goals for a single club (Barcelona) 72 Jewish rite 73 ___ et

Chandon

Down

1 Selects, as for

a position 2 Bring on for a

position 3 Musk, e.g. 4 Sharp talkingto

5 ___ Taylor, longtime name in women’s fashion 6 Chamber 7 Unhinged, in

slang 8 Follower of pinch or switch 9 ___-pitch 10 Brand of caramel candy 11 Ancient Greek region on the Aegean 12 Mocking

smile 13 Biblical verb

with “thou” 18 Neglects to

mention 19 Tom yung goong or tom kha kai cuisine 24 Author/activist

Chomsky 26 Classic Hollywood studio

27 Rand McNally’s

business 28 Final words? 29 November

exhortation 30 Reggae relative 31 Presto or

allegro

35 Berry touted as

a “superfood” 36 Gel ingredient 37 Lawyer, for a defendant, typically 39 Airplane passengers might battle over them 41 Blackball 42 Global shoe

retailer 45 Neither’s

partner 47 Enticed 50 Heavy weight for a musician to bear? 51 How many people get around town 52 Successor to Brown as California governor 53 Philosopher

with a “razor” 54 Really care

about 55 Onetime Supreme Court justice Charles ___ Hughes 59 The sun, for

one

60 Rival of Alexa 62 Currency launched on 1/1/1999 63 City on the

French Riviera 64 “Immediately!” 66 Some fed.

assistance 67 Covert ___