Montreal Gazette

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

- Edited by will shortz puzzle by: zhouqin burnikel no. 0921

ACROSS

1 Dress down

6 El Chapo, notably

15 Caravan destinatio­ns

16 Western vacation spot

17 Split tickets?

18 1924 to 1953

19 Instagram filter shade

20 Trailer, e.g.

21 Gas

26 Roadside danger, for short

27 ___ Ski Valley, one of the highest municipali­ties in the U.S. (9,207 feet) 28 Effect of surplus oil

29 They’re indispensa­ble 31 Household nickname

32 Fruits that ripen after being picked 34 Raise

36 Follower of “sweet” or “in your” 39 Polenta base

41 Clear

43 The mathematic­ian Fibonacci, for one 46 Pen noise

47 F.S.U. player, to fans

48 “So that’s ___?”

49 Many commercial slogans 51 Alternativ­e to stone

54 Console pioneer

55 Sight in many a Japanese restaurant 59 Downton Abbey, e.g.

60 Skating site

61 Growth on buoys

62 Took courses under pressure 63 Core group?

DOWN

1 Mollycoddl­es 2 Unwanted messages 3 “Yeah, maybe” 4 Entries in red 5 Think piece

6 Streaming alternativ­es

7 Groove

8 Tarbell who took on Standard Oil 9 Goes soft

10 Eastern city whose name sounds weird?

11 Actor Eric

12 Tot’s attire

13 Unabomber’s writing, e.g.

14 Glass pieces

22 Not be steadfast

23 Retired justice who wrote “Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court”

24 G.O.P. org. … or letters after Senator Richard Burr’s name

25 It’s not going anywhere

29 “Do You Hear What I Hear?,” e.g. 30 That: Sp.

32 Door-to-door giant

33 Rapper with the double-platinum album “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” 35 Pres. Obama’s signature achievemen­t 37 Tim Roth’s character in “Reservoir Dogs” 38 Marco Polo was on it for 24 years 40 Brand of facial brush

42 Fancies

43 French aperitif

44 Whole

45 Colleague of 23-Down for 15 years 47 Christmas, in Italy

49 Plugs away

50 Baby carriers 52 Rhinestone-covered appurtenan­ce for Elvis

53 Nashville-based awards show, familiarly 56 Goat’s cry

57 Make believe

58 One of 18 on a golf course

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