NYT Crossword hints

1 Across: Creator of Beats Electronics, familiarly (3 letters)

4 Across: Key of Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" (5 letters)

9 Across: ___ ball (5 letters)

14 Across: Classic cartoon dog with the catchphrase "You eediot!" (3 letters)

15 Across: Prefix with Roman (5 letters)

16 Across: Ancient calculation tools (5 letters)

17 Across: Bygone org. for the Houston Oilers (3 letters)

18 Across: Lacks (5 letters)

19 Across: Her Majesty, for one (5 letters)

20 Across: Sure ___ (10 letters)

23 Across: Rogue (3 letters)

24 Across: Frighteningly monstrous sorts (5 letters)

25 Across: More than a chart-topper (7 letters)

28 Across: What "!" is used for, in coding (8 letters)

32 Across: Political rival of Mark Antony (6 letters)

33 Across: Genesis (4 letters)

34 Across: Southern California city with a Spanish name (4 letters)

36 Across: Some undergrad conferrals, in brief (3 letters)

37 Across: Put under ___ (9 letters)

40 Across: One who's left, for short? (3 letters)

41 Across: Overzealous fan, in modern slang (4 letters)

42 Across: Paradise (4 letters)

46 Across: Big fuss (6 letters)

49 Across: Make the most of (8 letters)

51 Across: Useful tips for writers? (7 letters)

53 Across: What's close to the bone? (5 letters)

54 Across: Possible translation of "y" (3 letters)

55 Across: One way to start a race … or a hint to understanding seven clues in this puzzle (10 letters)

59 Across: Clear molding material (5 letters)

62 Across: Aquarium fish with "neon" and "emperor" varieties (5 letters)

63 Across: Ramadan's end (3 letters)

64 Across: Cease ___ (5 letters)

65 Across: Have leftovers, say (5 letters)

66 Across: Actor Stephen of "V for Vendetta" (3 letters)

67 Across: Promotes (5 letters)

68 Across: Tempo (5 letters)

69 Across: Foxy (3 letters)

1 Down: ___ breathers (7 letters)

2 Down: Asylum seeker (7 letters)

3 Down: Swell (7 letters)

4 Down: Shocked (6 letters)

5 Down: "Metropolitan Life" author Lebowitz (4 letters)

6 Down: In case (4 letters)

7 Down: Possible puberty problem (4 letters)

8 Down: Emblem with an Ojibwe name (5 letters)

9 Down: Hipster of times past (3 letters)

10 Down: Belt with a kimono (3 letters)

11 Down: ___ starters (7 letters)

12 Down: Pastry whose name is French for "lightning" (6 letters)

13 Down: Associated with (6 letters)

21 Down: Eavesdrop from afar, maybe (8 letters)

22 Down: When N.Y.C. tourism is typically high (3 letters)

26 Down: Taunt (4 letters)

27 Down: Professor's world (8 letters)

29 Down: Tech co. that was integral to early computer science (3 letters)

30 Down: Bubbles, e.g. (4 letters)

31 Down: "Groovy!" (5 letters)

35 Down: "Hurry!" (4 letters)

38 Down: Proficient (4 letters)

39 Down: Boom sticks? (3 letters)

40 Down: Fills, as a buffet plate (7 letters)

43 Down: Things that might be provided with grace? (7 letters)

44 Down: Book after Lamentations (7 letters)

45 Down: Tabloid that's one of the 10 highest-circulation papers in the U.S. (7 letters)

46 Down: ___ place (6 letters)

47 Down: Cantankerous (6 letters)

48 Down: Rover's sound (3 letters)

50 Down: Card that's the source for "blue mana" in Magic: The Gathering (6 letters)

52 Down: Plots (5 letters)

56 Down: Gather from the field (4 letters)

57 Down: Suffix with kitchen (4 letters)

58 Down: Wheel that comes apart easily? (4 letters)

60 Down: Treatment for a bruise (3 letters)

61 Down: Platform for Duck Hunt, in brief (3 letters)