NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 As thick as thieves 10 Butt heads 15 PV = k, to a physicist 16 “Um … I’m standing right here!” 17 Nursing is a key component of it 18 Literary hero who gets resurrected 19 Introduction to science? 20 It hurts when you rub it in 22 Longtime radio D.J. 24 Pentathlon event 25 Puckish 26 Secretly 29 Chip, e.g. 30 ___ fair 33 One might be embedded 34 “The Warm Heart of Africa” 36 Forum icons 38 President’s personal aide 39 Phrase used as a basic tenet of improv comedy 40 Thundering 41 Worm’s-___ view 42 Daniels who adapted “The Office” for NBC 43 Advice for a wannabe loser 46 PIN point 47 “Oven” 48 Like some exclusive contracts 52 Explosive theory? 56 Birthday visitors? 57 Resolved to do 58 Medical marijuana is one 60 Interlace 61 Start hopping 62 Whoops 63 Some office openings
DOWN
1 Former laptop line 2 Woman’s name that becomes a man’s name when its first letter is added to the end 3 Blue shades 4 Germany and Japan, once 5 It was cool in the ’40s 6 Grp. that doesn’t cover the selfemployed 7 N.C.A.A.’s St. ___ Oles 8 “How’s the food?” 9 Crucial time for network execs 10 Bank of America competitor 11 Grateful Dead bassist Phil 12 Filled with desire 13 Work one’s fingers to the bone 14 Mead 21 Scold and then some 23 1998 Disney princess 27 English setter, e.g. 28 Careful workers, briefly? 29 Be successful, as a proposal 30 Storied party host 31 Yonder 32 Alchemist’s starting point 35 Contribute 37 Identify online 38 Many an online nuisance 40 Cedar Revolution locale 44 Cry after a vacation 45 Exotic salad ingredient 47 Orchestra section 49 Lime cooler garnish 50 “Fine, you win!” 51 Does some kitchen prep 53 Be superangry 54 Big shot 55 ___ club 59 Cry of frustration