N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Something you must be willing to leave? 7 Them’s the breaks! 10 River past Orsk and Orenburg 14 Add to in haste 15 Snake genus, or one of its members 16 Pet form of José 17 *Sound of little feet 18 Shade of deep purple 20 Custom-fit 22 *Tycho Brahe contemporary 23 Bridge player’s combo 25 Deprive of courage 26 3.3, give or take 29 Without a downside 31 A lot 32 Solidarity leader Walesa 33 *Mr. Moneybags 36 McGillin’s ___ Ale House (historic Philadelphia tavern) 37 *Branded candy with multicolored beans 39 Close follower of a team? 40 *Woman’s young lover, in slang 41 Actress Campbell 42 Staple of ragtime music 43 Corrects, as an ID on Facebook 45 Cary of “The Princess Bride” 46 Neighbor of Tonga
49 Dr. Seuss’ real surname 51 *Small talk 53 Leapt 56 Bossed around 58 *Idiom meaning “guaranteed” 60 Sea of Tranquillity, e.g. 61 Chief agricultural export of Kenya 62 Part of a steering system 63 Something commonly found in a laundry bag 64 Remnant 65 Wholly absorbed
DOWN
1 Picking up things? 2 Louver feature 3 “See ya!” 4 Ability 5 Like sandals 6 ___ Field, former home to the Houston Astros 7 Figure seen on the National Mall, informally 8 Writing on many a greeting card 9 Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series, e.g. 10 What you need to talk to a satellite 11 Sphere 12 Nocturnal affliction 13 Admitted 19 Richly luxurious 21 Did one leg of a triathlon 24 What’s helpful to a degree? 26 Ink stain, e.g. 27 Explorer whose name is a sport 28 Word in many Catholic church names 30 Frigid 33 Scratch, say 34 Tops 35 Groups on Noah’s Ark 37 Take a flier 38 Bond girl in 2006’s “Casino Royale” 39 Visigoth vis-à-vis Rome 41 “Cool beans!” 42 Uses a keyhole, perhaps 43 Scoundrel, in Britain 44 Girl in the fam 46 Loser
47 Up 48 Prefix with economics 50 Rush 52 One-named French designer 54 “The Thin Man” role 55 Sticky stuff 57 One who might explain the birds and the bees 59 Debugging aid?