NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Flaky mineral
5 She “walked like a woman and
talked like a man,” in a Kinks song
9 Say with conviction
13 Lots
14 Film format that’s sometimes in 3-D 15 Mushroom’s reproductive cell 16 Refined chap
17 Base for long-distance carriers? 19 “This is looking extremely bad for me!” 21 Person setting the stage? 22 Archaeologist played by
Harrison Ford, informally
23 Lyricist Gershwin
25 Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida ___” 26 South Asian shade tree
28 Prohibit
29 Fuel that contributes to global warming 30 A mere pittance
33 What “X” might represent
on a treasure map
34 An official language of Canada: Abbr. 35 Ink-squirting creature
40 Unexpected hit
43 Size in a lingerie shop
47 Rebel on many T-shirts
48 Wears away
49 “… ish”
50 “The Star-Spangled Banner”
contraction
51 Hardly an upscale bar
52 Cell that fires on impulse
54 Emission from radioactive decay 57 Cleopatra’s lover
60 Shower affection (on)
61 Annual athletic awards
62 Canadian Plains tribe
63 Wee bit
64 Eliot who chased Capone
65 File size units, informally
66 IDs collected by H.R.
DOWN
1 Storied traveling trio
2 Unit in an online cart
3 “I’m listening …”
4 Stop and go, e.g.
5 “Sing” without singing
6 Leave out
7 Fall behind
8 Body spray brand
9 High-level H.S. class with integrals
10 It has its charms
11 Beethoven’s Third
12 Undo, as a law
15 ___-Cat (winter vehicle)
18 Chimp’s relative
20 Grows fur for the winter, say
23 Pro at building financial worth, slangily 24 Kitchen appliance
26 Secretive email option
27 “That’s the spot!”
31 Actress Anne of “Donnie Brasco”
32 ___ de corps
36 1951 film featuring Nero
37 Brand of kids’ wear with Superman and Batman options
38 Filler for a cooler
39 Some A.L. sluggers
41 N.C.A.A. women’s basketball
powerhouse
42 Overnight flights
43 People who target the starts of
17-, 30-, 40- and 57-Across
44 Paper fold
45 Takes by force
46 Raunchy 1981 comedy with two sequels 53 Intl. group headquartered in D.C. 54 Rare blood type, for short
55 Memo heading abbr.
56 Pro votes
58 Channel showing old films
59 Valuable rock