new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Objective worked toward during crunch time? “Get off the 15 8 stage!” 43-Across that shares its name with part of a flower 16 Catching rays for days, say 17 Need for a certain outlet 18 Outlet’s opposite 19 Singer with the 2012 hit “Let Me Love You” 20 “Later, alligator!” 22 Successful hacker’s declaration 23 Tubes 24 Agrees to compromise 25 Chihuahua, for one 26 Seriously muscular 28 Hagatna is its capital
30 Big Apple team, on scoreboards 31 Deep blue 32 Word on some Emmy awards 34 Cuttingedge, as an electronic product 36 Alpha male, perhaps? 40 Some Girl Scout cookies 42 Any of three sisters of old Hollywood 43 See 15-Across 46 The worst of times 47 ___ wrench 48 Taps, as a keg 50 Cliff notes? 52 4x platinum album of 2001 53 Eric of “Munich” 54 Hitherto 55 Pound, e.g. 56 Suffered humiliation 58 Early tool 60 Participate in quid pro quo 61 Region of Ghana known for gold and cocoa 62 Plucks
63 Roll of 4 and 6, in craps
DOWN
1 Teacher’s timesaver for grading tests 2 PC modem or drive 3 Novelty item in vintage comic book ads
4 Law enforcers, in slang 5 Start of some rock genre names 6 One side of a store sign 7 Real first name of writer Isak Dinesen 8 Rides the waves without a board 9 Prime draft pick
10 Tiny tube travelers 11 Lost all patience 12 Profession in a Eugene O’Neill title 13 “___ and happiness are an impossible combination”: Mark Twain 14 Where Nemo was found in “Finding Nemo” 21 Nip in the end 24 A.F.C. North team 25 Notable ring bearer 27 A.F.C. East team, informally 29 Intangible quality 32 Official birds of Quebec 33 Center of a Scrabble board 35 Kind of phase for some teens 37 Place to get ribs or pulled pork 38 Literally,“little wheel” 39 Low-cal version of a classic cookie 41 From 43 Deep blue 44 Director of “The 40-YearOld Virgin” and “This Is 40”
45 Fail to follow suit 47 Missionaries of Charity founder 49 Button material 51 Mother of Perseus 54 Only 55 Recorder button 57 “Frasier” role 59 Post’s Honey ___!