THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 End of a match, in rugby 7 Lachrymatory agent 14 Works in a conservatory? 15 Part of a blue book? 16 Common database system program 18 Liverpool-to-Leeds dir. 19 Deal breaker? 20 ___ Miller, “Ah, Wilderness!” woman 21 It’s west of the Indian O. 22 “That’s tough” 25 Overnight letter? 26 Possible recipient of hand-me-downs 27 Monarch-related 28 It’s for starters 29 America East Conference town 31 Conceptualized 33 Sinatra/Bennett duet on the 1993 album “Duets”

DOWN

38 Wound 39 Eponymous scent 40 “The art of making a point without making an enemy” 42 Moved quickly aside 45 Beam 46 Old city in Kyrgyzstan 47 Died (down) 48 Literary terror 49 The first thing to try (and hope for the best) 51 6’11” Kanter of the N.B.A. 53 Moscow Olympics boycotter 54 Emergency contact info 58 Seeming 59 Comment upon hearing good news 60 Acting willfully? 61 “Dirty snowballs,” to some astronomers 1 “Just wondering” 2 Start to fight 3 Traditional White House visitors 4 Prefix with -tonic 5 Dad-blamed 6 ___ car (British station wagon) 7 Something to take for a break 8 Application ending 9 Comparable to a strawberry 10 Some DVRs 11 Has a brush with the law 12 Dub … or rub 13 Pacific 15 Precept about idol worship 17 Sea spirits 23 Stable environment? 24 Protected, in a way 27 Aussie critters 28 Grant and Adams 30 Security Council vote 32 Knocked silly 34 Rap’s Flo ___ 35 Newport rival 36 Back space? 37 Front desk collection 40 One getting tipped at a fancy supper club? 41 Not even 43 Code part 44 Blissful 47 Director of the first film to win all five top Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay) 50 Trim 52 Ring sport 55 Riled (up) 56 Marine ___ (presidential helicopter) 57 ___ lion