The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 1017

Across 1 Highland garment outlawed by the Disclothing Act of 1746 5 Disorderly pile 9 Paris subway 14 It’s just a thought 15 Non-pro? 16 Deathly pale 17 S, in Morse code 19 Sharply hurt 20 Friend of Tarzan 21 Puzzle in a children’s activity book 23 Paleo-’s opposite 24 Priestly vestment 27 Nickname that sounds like two letters of the alphabet 29 Chipped away at 31 Emphatic challenge 35 That’s a wrap! 36 Japanese audio brand 37 Covers, as a country road 39 Bell ringer’s prank 42 “Kiss From a Rose” singer 43 Middle: Prefix 44 Vivacity 46 Casual office occasions 49 Irish name variant derived from John 51 New Haven-to-Hartford dir. 52 Free spot, in brief 53 Compadre 54 Lead-in to meter 57 Cleared one’s plate, say 59 Feminine aspect of the masculine personality, in Jungian psychology 61 Modern manufacturing device … or you, when answering 17-, 31-, 39- and 46-Across? 66 New-fashioned 67 Home of the Inca Trail 68 Coldplay’s “___ la Vida” 69 Drawn-out military attack 70 Itchy hands, for the arrival of money, supposedly 71 Throw forcefully, in modern parlance Down 1 Poke fun 2 Promising words 3 Tennis call 4 “And there you have it!” 5 Wade through a book just to trash it, maybe 6 Terminate 7 Thematic element in 2023’s “Oppenheimer” 8 Pocket picked at lunch? 9 Car whose emblem is a trident 10 Contractor’s guess: Abbr. 11 Crack after a bolt 12 Soprano Fleming 13 “My word is my bond,” informally 18 October birthstone 22 Last of 26, in Canada 24 Intros to many YouTube videos 25 Laundry units 26 Absolutely inundated with work, so to speak 28 “Play it by ear” and “all ears,” e.g. 30 Spoke grandly 32 Like computer code 33 Had 34 Struggles to swallow 38 Daniel who led a 1786-87 rebellion 40 Arizona city that hosts the Fiesta Bowl 41 One behind, in baseball 45 Intelligence org. 47 “You get it?” 48 ___ pot (receptacle for clearing nasal passages) 49 Traverses 50 Saigon’s counterpart, once 55 11-time sci-fi role for Anthony Daniels 56 The same, in Latin 58 Sin represented by John Doe in the movie “Se7en” 60 Ryan of rom-coms 62 Opposite of post63 Impossible result in a World Cup final 64 Night before 65 Fink