New York Times, Monday, February 11, 2019 Puzzle Solution

Across
1
Closes : SHUTS
6
Like the voice of someone who's stuffed up : NASAL
11
[Guests must provide their drinks] : BYOB
15
Went after : HADAT
16
Sheep-related : OVINE
17
Where the first presidential caucuses are held : IOWA
18
"Crossing my fingers!" : IHOPE
19
Squiggly mark in "piñata" : TILDE
20
Earl ___ tea : GREY
21
2001 Tom Cruise thriller : VANILLASKY
23
Some rides from the airport, nowadays : UBERS
24
Leave out : OMIT
25
James who sang "At Last" : ETTA
27
Nickname for former N.B.A. star Darryl Dawkins : CHOCOLATETHUNDER
35
"Star Wars" princess : LEIA
36
Maya who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial : LIN
37
Diamond pattern : ARGYLE
38
Suffix with different or confident : IAL
39
"Chill out!" : CALMDOWN
42
Connected PC system : LAN
43
Ready to assemble, as a home : PREFAB
45
Reef predator : EEL
46
Flowy hair : MANE
47
Amy Adams or Emma Stone, hairwise : STRAWBERRYBLONDE
51
Keep it ___ (be honest) : REAL
52
Sound from a ghost : MOAN
53
"What a shame" : SOSAD
56
Kind of ice cream suggested by the starts of 21-, 27- and 47-Across : NEAPOLITAN
62
Swear : AVOW
63
Largest city in South Florida : MIAMI
64
Japanese dog breed : AKITA
65
"Look how great I did!" : TADA
66
Shenanigan : ANTIC
67
Enticed : LEDON
68
Kill, as a dragon : SLAY
69
Sits for a photo : POSES
70
Venue often named for its sponsor : ARENA
Down
1
Makeshift knife : SHIV
2
Funny (or sarcastic) joke response : HAHA
3
Japanese noodle type : UDON
4
Pudding ingredient : TAPIOCA
5
Patron for sailors : STELMO
6
Friendly response to "Do you mind?" : NOTATALL
7
Hertz rival : AVIS
8
___ Road, route for Marco Polo : SILK
9
"Still ..." : ANDYET
10
Director Spike : LEE
11
Beginning of the universe : BIGBANG
12
Days of ___ : YORE
13
One with a debt : OWER
14
Large inlets : BAYS
22
Rapper ___ Wayne : LIL
23
Maneuver upon missing a GPS instruction : UTURN
26
Take out of the freezer : THAW
27
Video excerpts : CLIPS
28
Symbol on a valentine : HEART
29
Floating fuel carrier : OILER
30
Race official : TIMER
31
Rear-___ (auto accident) : ENDER
32
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" singer : DYLAN
33
African antelope : ELAND
34
Opera singer Fleming : RENEE
39
Made the sound of a crow : CAWED
40
Group that inspired "Mamma Mia!" : ABBA
41
The first modern one was held in Athens in 1896 : OLYMPICS
44
Off in the distance : FARAWAY
46
Nickname : MONIKER
48
Pacific weather phenomenon : ELNINO
49
Unfortunate crowd reaction to a performer : BOO
50
[I don't know the words to this part] : LALALA
53
College entrance exams : SATS
54
Egg-shaped : OVAL
55
Mr. Pibb or Dr Pepper : SODA
57
Has a nosh : EATS
58
French female friend : AMIE
59
Ocean motion : TIDE
60
Heaps : ATON
61
Nickname for grandma : NANA
63
It may include the words "You are here" : MAP

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