NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Bouts, as of crying
5 ___ Le Pew (cartoon skunk)
9 Fizzy headache remedy, informally 14 Bra size smaller than a “B” 15 Highway sign next to an off-ramp 16 Extend, as a subscription
17 Not giving up on an argument, say 19 Throat-clearing sounds
20 Words attributed to 41-Across 22 Wyatt of the Old West
23 Hi-___ monitor
24 Apt cry for 41-Across
31 Moving day rental
32 Big laughs, slangily
33 Symbol of busyness 34 Cosmologist Sagan
35 Ninnies
37 Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme 38 Fleur-de-___
39 Money that needs to be repaid 40 Dresses in Delhi
41 Famous queen, depicted literally 45 Early Beatle ___ Sutcliffe
46 Put into piles, say 47 Something committed by 41-Across … or by this puzzle’s creator? 54 Attend a funeral, say 55 Merchandise location 56 Keepsake in a cabinet, perhaps 57 Competitor of Wisk
58 First among men
59 Minor fights
60 Cards sometimes hidden up sleeves 61 Blood components
DOWN
1 Monopoly space with the words “Just Visiting”
2 Pimples 3 Wind that might blow one’s hat off 4 Malicious
5 Czar called “the Great”
6 Not taxable, e.g.
7 Wood for many a mountain cabin 8 Grammy-winning James 9 Pick-me-up drinks
10 It’s nothing new
11 Short race spec
12 Bit of viral web content
13 Cries of pain
18 Article thrown over the shoulders
21 Long, hard journeys
24 Atheist Madalyn Murray ___ 25 Persian tongue
26 Prefix relating to sleep 27 Shade of color
28 Fellow film critic of Siskel 29 Eagle’s home
30 Belles of the ball
31 The Bruins of the Pac-12 35 Krispy Kreme product
36 Grain used in making Alpha-Bits 37 North Carolina’s Cape ___ 39 Many Americans whose names end in -ez
40 Feudal workers
42 ___ de corps (fellowship) 43 Tristan’s beloved
44 Certain bank policy for A.T.M. withdrawals and wire transfers 47 Brilliant move
48 Ambient quality
49 “The Thin Man” canine
50 Of the flock
51 Point where lines meet
52 Fly high
53 Jane Austen heroine
54 Roast hosts, for short