NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Shelter grp. 5 Taj Mahal city 9 Rabbit’s foot 12 With 50-Down, home of Goodyear 13 Modern-day Persia 14 Kismet 15 Protective garments worn for dental X-rays 17 Let the host know 18 Project’s windup 19 90° on a compass 20 India ___ 21 Not stereo 22 Hefty lexical ref. 23 Competitor of Petro-Canada 25 Grated food flavorer used in baking 29 “Not on your life!” 32 Holder of a collateral loan 33 Aromatic shrubs yielding an essential oil 36 It’s “read” during a reprimand 37 Fowl with a showy mate 38 Temporary tattoo dye 39 About half of a regularseason schedule 41 Gold-coated 45 Snorters’ quarters 46 Galleria display 48 It’s fixed when it’s flat 49 Capital of Qatar 51 Religious symbol resembling a plus sign … or a hint to the three groups of shaded squares in this puzzle 54 “That makes sense now” 55 Set in direct opposition to 56 It’s fixed when it’s flat 57 Spanish liqueur 58 Hollows between hills 59 Thor, to Odin 60 Cabinet position: Abbr. 61 Kirk ___, first actor to play Superman on the big screen
DOWN
1 Balls of yarn 2 April 1 activities 3 End of a concerto 4 Fussy to excess 5 What jars with fireflies need 6 “I started a boat-building business in my attic … Now sails are going through the roof,” e.g. 7 Price of freedom 8 Addie’s husband in “As I Lay Dying” 9 Annual parade locale since 1890 10 Rugged fourwheelers, for short 11 Openly mourned 12 Title role for Michael Caine or Jude Law 14 Playground game with teams 16 Pollutant concentration meas. 22 Burger topper 24 Accepting bribes 26 Lena of “Havana” 27 Jiffy 28 Vietnamese holiday 30 Mournful poem 31 With 52-Down, passage to the heart 33 Letters on a speedometer 34 Naval petty officer: Abbr. 35 What a shofar is typically made from 36 Be worry-free 38 One at risk of ex- communication 40 Leatherneck 42 “Wouldn’t that be nice!” 43 Mitigate 44 Trials and tribulations 47 Heart chart, briefly 49 They might be connected by children … or detectives 50 See 12-Across 51 College application figs. 52 See 31-Down 53 Currency on the Arabian Peninsula