NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Objective worked toward during crunch time?

8 “Get off the stage!” 15 43-Across that shares its name with part of a flower 16 Catching rays for days, say

17 Need for a certain outlet

18 Outlet’s opposite 19 Singer with the 2012 hit “Let Me Love You” 20 “Later, alligator!” 22 Successful hacker’s

declaration

23 Tubes

24 Agrees to compromise 25 Chihuahua, for one 26 Seriously muscular 28 Hagatna is its capital 30 Big Apple team, on

scoreboards

31 Deep blue

32 Word on some Emmy

awards 34 Cutting-edge, as an

electronic product 36 Alpha male, perhaps? 40 Some Girl Scout

cookies

42 Any of three sisters of

old Hollywood

43 See 15-Across

46 The worst of times 47 ___ wrench

48 Taps, as a keg

50 Cliff notes?

52 4x platinum album of 2001

53 Eric of “Munich” 54 Hitherto

55 Pound, e.g.

56 Suffered humiliation 58 Early tool 60 Participate in quid pro quo

61 Region of Ghana known for gold and cocoa

62 Plucks

63 Roll of 4 and 6, in craps

DOWN

1 Teacher’s timesaver for grading tests

2 PC modem or drive 3 Novelty item in vintage comic book ads

4 Law enforcers, in slang 5 Start of some rock genre names

6 One side of a store sign 7 Real first name of writer Isak Dinesen 8 Rides the waves without a board 9 Prime draft pick

10 Tiny tube travelers 11 Lost all patience 12 Profession in a Eugene O’Neill title 13 “___ and happiness are an impossible combination”: Mark Twain

14 Where Nemo was found in “Finding Nemo”

21 Nip in the end 24 A.F.C. North team 25 Notable ring bearer 27 A.F.C. East team, informally

29 Intangible quality 32 Official birds of Quebec 33 Center of a Scrabble board

35 Kind of phase for some teens

37 Place to get ribs or pulled pork

38 Literally, “little wheel” 39 Low-cal version of a

classic cookie

41 From

43 Deep blue

44 Director of “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “This Is 40”

45 Fail to follow suit 47 Missionaries of Charity founder

49 Button material 51 Mother of Perseus 54 Only

55 Recorder button 57 “Frasier” role

59 Post’s Honey ___!