THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Rook or gull 5 Ancient Roman thermae 10 Grandiosity 14 Good sign? 15 Helpful pointer 16 Spin out on the ice? 17 “Deal!” 18 Biblical wife of Elimelech 19 Bread at a Greek restaurant 20 See 8-Down 23 Raskolnikov’s lover in “Crime and Punishment” 24 Not straight 25 1980s-’90s Oldsmobile 26 Test done in pre-op 28 Hunky-dory 29 See 27-Down 36 Oomph 37 Subject studied at Hogwarts 38 Eerie gift in “The Dead Zone,” for short 40 Long time 41 Hair bun 42 Seventh of 24 43 Return fare? 45 Metaphor for a fresh start 47 Angel dust, briefly 48 Football stat 52 Something passed at a meeting, maybe 53 Meeting bigwig 55 Mauna ___ 56 Soft cap 58 See 50-Down 61 How you might be referred to 62 Bagel topper 63 Level of judo proficiency 64 “Suh-weet!” 65 Doesn’t retire 66 PC file suffix

DOWN

1 Prison weapons 2 It might be just a line or two 3 Set straight 4 Affluent 5 Eric who played Hector in “Troy” 6 Ali Baba and others 7 Online provocateur 8 Comfortably inviting … or, phonetically, a clue for 20-Across? 9 Big gulp 10 Goulash flavorer 11 Nitrous ___ 12 What doggerel usually lacks 13 First option 21 Grows fond of 22 Devotee 27 Somber … or, phonetically, a clue for 29Across? 28 Splash guards, of a sort 29 Voice amplifier 30 Unsolved mysteries 31 Duchamp contemporary 32 “That tastes awful!” 33 Kylo ___ of “Star Wars” 34 Pickup line? 35 Dead reckoning? 36 Something to shoot for 39 Emolument 44 Card game requiring quick reflexes 46 Invitation particular 49 Leading man? 50 Commodious … or, phonetically, a clue for 58-Across? 51 Screws up the courage 53 Be too sweet 54 Sewer of note 56 “Excuse you!” elicitor 57 Newcastle upon ___, England 59 Polling fig. 60 19th of 24