NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

NO. 0405

ACROSS 1 Rod at a pig roast 5 Vehicles with medallions 9 Partner of circumstance 13 Result of a sock in the eye 15 Colorful, warmblooded fish 16 Cowboy boot accessory 17 Tomorrow, in 43-Down 18 Mexican president Enrique 20 Pavlov with a Nobel 21 Biceps and hamstrings 23 “Buy It ___” (eBay option) 24 Word after motion or lie 26 “Puh-lease!” 28 Persona ___ (welcome guest) 29 1987-94 “Star Trek” series, briefly 31 Eyes, to bards 32 Pothook shape 33 Count in music 35 Lowestvoiced choir members 37 Drink often served with a miniature umbrella 39 Vehement rejection 42 Prefix with violet or violent 43 Mo. when the N.F.L. season starts 46 Gave the goahead 47 Outfieldpatching need 48 Cola wars competitor 50 Naps south of the border 54 Devices that prevent fumes from escaping 56 Many an eligible receiver 57 Drink made from frozen grapes

59 ___ the finish (having potential to win) 60 Peppers milder than habaneros 62 Warm Pacific current

64 Is in the hole 65 Ill-gotten goods 66 Attaches, as a carnation 67 Soak up the sun 68 Theater, dance, etc.

69 Roald who wrote “Fantastic Mr. Fox” DOWN

1 Bic or Gillette offerings 2 They’re broken at parties 3 How butterflies might be caught 4 Highest point value for a Scrabble tile

5 He placed the sun at the center of the universe 6 Tiptop 7 Bathrooms, in 43-Down 8 Tuned too high

9 Air pump fig. 10 Beer drinkers’ utensils 11 Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dikembe ___ 12 Exceptional ability 13 Tiny bit

14 Log craft 19 “Crypto City” at Ft. Meade 22 “___ luck!” 25 Log construction 27 Parks of the civil rights movement 30 Rock scientists 34 Year, in 43-Down 35 “Cheers” setting 36 Change with the times 37 Okra units 38 Forrest Gump’s C.O. 39 Profilealtering plastic surgery 40 Pacific battle site of 1945 41 Parts of hypodermics 43 Language that utilizes the letter “ñ” 44 43-Down, in 43-Down 45 One of eight in a V-8 49 Greek poet who wrote “The Distaff” 51 Message left on a hotline, perhaps 52 Northeast Corridor express train 53 Mister, in 43-Down 55 Ooze 58 “Wow!,” in Internetspeak

61 Set, as a price 63 Tupperware topper