NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Italian scooter 6 Endurance
10 Glimpses
15 Like a necktie near the end of a long workday, maybe
16 Big name in
cosmetics
17 Another nickname for
the Governator
18 Bass group?
19 Give stars to
20 Prize that comes with
9 million kronor 21 Kidnapper who gets
arrested?
24 Page listing 25 Once-over
26 Soccer player Hamm 27 Measure of purity 29 Win a one-on-one game against a Toronto hoops player?
34 Army allowance 37 Gun-shy
38 Spiffy top
39 Even up
40 Partner of pieces 41 Elates
42 Long time out?
43 Not altogether 44 Playwright Sean who wrote “The Plough and the Stars”
45 “I don’t want this house after all”?
48 Japanese box meal 49 Group of traffic cops,
for short?
50 ___ economy
53 E’en if
55 Synagogue singer with hokey humor? 59 Pizazz
61 “No problem at all!” 62 Eastern European capital
63 Hoffman who wrote
“Steal This Book” 64 What photocopiers do 65 Church chorus 66 Gave a pill, say
67 River whose name comes entirely from the last eight letters of the alphabet 68 Sacred text … or your reaction upon figuring out this puzzle’s theme?
DOWN
1 Oklahoma’s ___ Air Force Base 2 Attempt
3 FaceTime alternative 4 Confined, with “up” 5 “You’ve got to be kidding me!” 6 Mustang catcher 7 “Dear ___ Hansen” (2017 Tony winner) 8 Dark kind of look 9 Some court wear 10 Oh, what an actress! 11 Tennis ___ 12 Things in the backs of Macs
13 Theater seating info 14 What bears do in the market
22 “The Last Jedi” director Johnson 23 Not a single
28 Show up
29 Galoot
30 How this clue appears 30 How this clue appears 31 ___ yoga
32 Like some shoppes 33 Optimistic
34 Billiards need
35 It’s a relief
36 Ticking dangers 40 Margaret Thatcher,
e.g., in her later years 41 Derides
43 James who sang at the opening of the 1984 Summer Olympics 44 “Beetle Bailey” dog 46 Crept (along)
47 Need to speak
50 Many an intern 51 Skater Slutskaya 52 Grind, in a way
53 Mr. with a “Wild Ride”
at Disneyland 54 Drifter
56 Savoir-faire
57 Anthem starter 58 Italy’s Lake ___ 60 Pizza delivery