NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Frustrated solver’s cry
8 Frying need for French fries
15 Verbally abuses, in slang
16 So-called “Crossroads of America” 17 How bugs may be eaten
18 Marketing divisions
19 Steamy fare
20 Co-founder of the Black Panther Party
22 City north of Pittsburgh
23 Son of : ibn :: father of : ___ 24 Someone to respect
25 Tax ID
26 Overly pleased with oneself 27 Bulgaria’s Simeon I and Simeon II 28 Grub
30 “___ Today, Gone Tomorrow” (“Tiny Toon Adventures” episode) 31 Projected expense for a roofer?
32 Get straight, in a way
36 Gave recognition where recognition was due
39 “Au contraire!”
40 Cheap accommodations
41 1976 AC/DC single with the lyric “Watch me explode”
42 “Yadda yadda yadda”
43 “Doesn’t get any better than this!” 47 Made loud noises on the road 52 Important case for national security 54 Erté’s art 55 Doughnut-shaped
56 When the tempest occurs in “The Tempest”
57 Cusps
58 Shakespearean lament
59 Get cheeky with?
60 Pop
61 Baby ___
62 Rice left on a shelf, maybe DOWN
1 Sister chain of Applebee’s
2 Simple fighting style
3 Fireworks effect
4 Rocker nicknamed “The Motor City Madman”
5 World Cup cheer 6 Tight-fitting wear 7 Time-killing plays for quarterbacks 8 Telemarketer’s device
9 “___ Game” (1986 Hugo Award winner)
10 Brown. follower
11 Common car freshener feature 12 Just treatment
13 Fictional work that eschews literary conventions
14 Hit with a big charge
21 Lovelace of early computing
26 Snub
29 Joins
33 Man’s nickname that sounds like two letters
34 Plans to pay later
35 “It’s go time!”
36 Reality show whose contestants must be good with numbers
37 12x platinum compilation album by the Rolling Stones, familiarly
38 Bit of fancy attire
43 Long range
44 Spanish omelet ingredient 45 Secretly included, in a way 46 Author Mario Vargas ___
48 Winner of two Grammys and a Nobel Peace Prize
49 Georgia home of Mercer University 50 John in England
51 Gridiron group that tries to sack the QB, collectively
53 Madame, across the Rhine