N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Bor-r-ring” 6 Part of a parade 11 Stir-fry pan 14 Time’s Person of the Year for 2008 and 2012

15 Lofty abode 16 Reverence 17 Stable base for a drilling rig 19 Deuce, in tennis

20 ___ Leppard 21 Exam with a max. score of 180

22 Part of the lymphatic system 24 Muffler attachment 25 See-through 26 Forerunners of cellphones 29 Feisty 32 Tony, e.g. 33 Spanish ___ (historic site in Rome) 34 “Bravo!” 35 Launch party?

36 Dark-tongued Chinese dogs

37 Bed smaller than a queen 38 Slam

39 Poles, e.g. 40 Prominent cockatoo feature 41 “A little thing that makes a big difference,” per a popular saying 43 Props

(up)

44 “The Sheik of ___” (1920s song) 45 Weapon in Clue

46 Late bloomers 48 Comes down with

49 Bankroll 52 Universal life force

53 How a perfect pitch comes … or a hint to the missing parts of the shaded answers 56 Overly 57 Loathing 58 Wash off 59 Ares, to Zeus 60 Rector’s residence 61 Feast without yeast

DOWN

1 Cobra feature 2 Tony’s counterpart 3 Feature of a skate park 4 Ballpark figure

5 Green-headed duck 6 Like some errors and attractions 7 Split 8 Treasure on the Spanish Main

9 Blimps and zeppelins 10 Tones down

11 Tall landmark in many a town 12 Boo-boo 13 Eager 18 Garage sale caveat 23 Welcoming wreath 24 Prefix with watt

25 Gushes 26 Symbol of China

27 Be in store for

28 Business often combined with a minimart 29 Hat worn by Abraham Lincoln 30 Dedicatee of a Beethoven bagatelle 31 Dings 33 Of questionable repute 36 Popular mixer 37 Trampled 39 “American Idol” quest 40 They may follow shots 42 Boiling blood 43 Meyers of late-night TV 45 “I can take it from here” 46 Stops procrastinating

47 “Get outta here!” 48 Serengeti herd

49 Trachea 50 Vaulted recess 51 Certain animals playing in “Home on the Range” 54 Have the best time, say

55 Kind of filling