NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
NO. 0710
ACROSS
1 Emancipation Proclamation prez
4 One of the senses 9 Sound from a would-be test cheater 13 Apple computers 15 Ancient land in Asia Minor 16 The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. 17 Colorful top often worn with a lei 19 ___ and cons 20 “Attack, Bowser!” 21 Part of a grove 23 Night of anticipation 24 Tel Aviv skyscraper that was the first to be built in the Mideast 28 ___-splitting (really loud) 29 ___ de Janeiro 30 Holy sanctuary 31 “Absolutely, amigo!” 33 Yep’s opposite 36 Played a part 37 Long, tranquil period ushered in by the emperor Augustus 40 “That’s a shame” 43 Roasting rod
44 Fire, as from a job
48 Kit that may include colored pencils and a stencil 50 ___-tac-toe 52 “That’s all ___ wrote” 53 Orbiter from 1986 to 2001 57 Links org. 58 Grow weary 59 Sticky secretion 60 Paying close attention 62 Ancient dream of humanity that’s hinted at by the starts of 17-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across (in Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latin and Russian, respectively) 65 “Lucky Jim” author Kingsley 66 California’s Santa ___ Derby 67 Went kaput 68 Where dirty dishes pile up 69 Impoverished 70 Help with the dishwashing, say
DOWN
1 Accumulates 2 “South Pacific” show tune 3 Fuel-efficient vehicles 4 “___ the season …” 5 “___-la-la!” 6 Bring together 7 High, wispy clouds 8 Critics who can’t be pleased 9 Kitten : cat :: ___ : dog 10 “Oh darn, I give up!” 11 Ljubljana resident 12 Used a stun gun on 14 Poet/ illustrator Silverstein 18 God of love 22 Joel Coen’s filmmaking brother 25 Coquette 26 British wastelands 27 Killer whales 32 Bridge declaration when not bidding 34 Partner of Snap and Crackle 35 Gives off, as light 38 Skilled 39 Going ___ (fighting) 40 Pete with seven Wimbledon championships 41 Paper-folding craft
42 Put on one’s seat belt 45 “Let me reiterate …” 46 Finer in quality 47 Defeater of Nixon in 1960 49 Disputed island in the China Sea 51 Incessantly complain 54 Witch 55 Shiverinducing 56 Ticked (off) 61 “For shame!” 63 Inc., in England 64 Period on Venus that’s longer than a year on Venus (!)