THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Junk removal service 11 It featured the parody soap “The Days of the Week” 15 Store in the Middle East? 16 Erato played one 17 Round numbers? 18 Construction support 19 Set for a regatta 20 Sharp 21 1850s Flying Eagle, e. g. 22 Giant legend 23 Violinist’s prize 25 Like newspaper headlines, typically 26 “The shadow of a starless night,” per Percy Bysshe Shelley 28 System of what eats what 30 Detriment 31 “Sure thing” 32 From one end to the other: Abbr. 33 Ancient Greek state 36 Ancient Greek state 38 Growler 39 Challah need 41 1944 battle site 42 Excellent credit rating 44 Runner’s shock absorber 48 Taken together 49 Some unpleasant reminders 51 N. L. West team 52 TV handyman 53 Attenuated 54 Occasion to choose a royal court 55 Religious inscription 56 Try to escape a tyrant, maybe 59 Floor 60 Put in new words 61 High point of géographie 62 Idealistic

DOWN

1 “Delicious!” 2 Sea menace 3 Gives a tip 4 G. I. fare 5 Swampland 6 Vol. 1, No. 1, e. g. 7 What carries a shield, typically 8 Pay for 9 Internet- based Homeland Security program used by employers 10 Leftovers 11 How most bread is sold 12 Large- scale spread of viruses, say 13 Divide by cutting 14 It’s in the back 23 Small power source 24 Sight on a hot road 25 Removes from power 27 N. L. East team 29 Removal from power 33 Civil disobedience, e. g. 34 Become 35 Test drive 37 Service with a 1- Across 40 Winter warming option 41 Monterey Pop Festival performer of 1967 43 Protest 45 Cumulative series of bets 46 Pique 47 Not so bright 50 Old Olds 53 Equal amts. 54 Funeral mass 57 4/ 58 Short