NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Flatten like a bug 7 Was long and

boring

14 Many a bug

16 Tart taproom

offering 17 Mistaken18

Down the road 19 Many a saint,

originally

20 Chain restaurant … or what a kangaroo might say?

22 “Actually, I just realized something …” 23 Secure with a

click

25 Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e. g.

26 It’s administered

for shedding 31 Aegean Sea island 32 ___ Green a. k. a. the Witch of Wall Street

33 Cartoon character whose last name is Szyslak 34 Design

35 Impala, e. g. 36 Chapati

alternative 37 Hebrew name

meaning “ascent” 38 Curry powder

ingredient 39 Sloughs off

40 Star attraction? 43 Off the ___

44 Cry from behind a

door

45 Fragrant tree type 48 Subtle

endorsements 49 Big whoop 52 Intentions 54 Marathon runner’s

wear

56 “Wish me luck!” 57 Rubber

production? 58 Eponym of the N. H. L.’s points leader award 59 Bumptious

DOWN

1 Guard’s place 2 Word with dinner

or dollar

3 Some travelers along the Oregon Trail

4 Sporting blade 5 Presents

unexpectedly 6 Fuss

7 Connection inits. 8 Showing a bit of

gray hair, say 9 Final exam? 10 Started acting

responsibly

11 Mix- and- match children’s clothing brand 12 Sci-fi race mirroring the bourgeoisie 13 Sign of progress 15 Punctuate a killer

performance 21 Really didn’t hold

back

23 Priory of ___ ( group in “The Da Vinci Code”)

24 “That’s no longer

the case”

26 Pixar character with a pet cockroach 27 Something turned

off on vacation 28 What a dot on a map might represent: Abbr. 29 Not inclined 30 Point of view,

metaphorically 31 Blueprint bit

35 ___ La Table

( high- end cookware retailer) 36 Feast or famine 38 What some handles are created for 39 Look inside, say 41 Cartoonist Will who popularized the term “graphic novel”

42 Materials for

some chests 45 ___ Men (“Who

Let the Dogs Out” group)

46 Smoking or

drinking, e. g. 47 Newsstand display, informally 49 Neighbor 50 Gossip

51 Evil hypnotist’s

directive 53 Letters often meant to be read from afar 55 “Cómo es ___?”

( Spanish “Why?”)