NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Design details, informally 6 Archaeologist’s treasure 11 “Nova” airer
14 Major manufacturer of soda can materials
15 Justice Kagan
16 Fe, on the periodic table 17 Adjudicator of an attempt at a physical feat, say
20 Early birds?
21 Eldest of the von Trapp children 22 What polytheists believe in 23 “Let’s do it!”
25 Hole ___ (golf feat) 27 Vocalist who doesn’t tour 32 Cosmopolitan or People, for short
35 1960s vice president Humphrey
36 L.A.’s ___ Arts District 37 Pepsi-___
38 Genre for Puccini and Ponchielli
39 Rear end
40 Macho
41 Rowboat propellers 42 Fumbles
43 Nickname of King Edward VII 44 Channel for lovers of old films 45 One versed in shorthand 47 Standing straight
49 Elton John musical based on a work by Verdi
50 Deep blue dye
51 Throw, as an anchor 54 Mention as an example
58 “To be totally clear” … or why to bring in a 17-, 27- or 45-Across?
61 Whale found in every one of the world’s oceans
62 Gold or platinum
63 Like most notebook paper 64 “___, humbug!” 65 Impolitely overlooks 66 Amble (along)
DOWN
1 Wise one
2 What goes into a socket
3 Juul, e.g., briefly
4 Takes under advisement
5 The “S” of S.F.
6 Pine secretions
7 “What ___ would you like?” 8 Births between Cancer and Virgo 9 Airborne
10 Half-___ (coffee order)
11 June observance commemorating the Stonewall Riots
12 Drag neckwear
13 Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short
16 Green “X” for Microsoft Excel, e.g.
18 T. S. ___, poet who wrote “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” 19 Assistant to Dr. Frankenstein 24 Oscar winner Sorvino
26 Prefix with liberal
27 Aim for the basket
28 Rapper Shakur
29 Nietzsche’s ideal man
30 Put away, as ashes 31 “Nuh-uh!”
33 “Kate & ___” (1980s TV show) 34 More gleeful
37 Dish of thinly sliced raw meat 39 Fellow members of a church 40 Quaff made with honey 42 “Yadda, yadda, yadda …”: Abbr. 43 Bramble
45 Who “I” refers to 46 Auctioneers’ mallets
48 Moreno of “West Side Story” 50 Atmosphere
52 Question to a betrayer 53 Monomaniacal captain of literature 55 Charged particles 56 Christmas purchase that’s quickly thrown out
57 Small whirlpool 58 Nine-to-five activity
59 Yogi’s sounds while meditating 60 Dutch ___ disease