THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Light shower? 6 Bars where swingers hang out? 15 Reef denizen 16 Private detective 17 Skilled forger 18 Deploys to one’s advantage 19 Joseph’s uncle, in Genesis 20 How the operas “Artaxerxes” and “Iolanthe” are usually performed 21 German- born American tennis star who won 17 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles 23 “Mountain, Navel, Anchors, Table” artist, 1925 24 New seal 25 “Hungarian Dances” composer 30 Pitch ___ 31 Go a few rounds? 34 Fancy 35 Longtime radio rival of Stern 37 Pool party 38 Franklin who sang “Piece of My Heart” 39 State symbol with a reduplicative name 40 Possible cause of vertigo 42 Lose tone 43 Lose tones? 45 Suffix with 4- Down 46 Lead- in to drop or roll 47 Make a squirrellike exit 51 Collapse at one’s desk, say 55 The gamut 56 “Whatevs” 57 African desert that includes the Skeleton Coast 59 Feature of some mattresses 60 Bathroom brand with a Snake Plus variety 61 Part of a business that might include invoicing, payment, updates and equipment maintenance 62 Raw power

DOWN

1 Residents of 24 Sussex Dr. in Ottawa 2 Balcony address? 3 One of the currencies replaced by the euro in 2002 4 Job tester 5 Grammy- winning hit that begins “Whatcha gon’ do with all that junk” 6 Angelina of Hollywood 7 Wharton’s home, briefly 8 Ultimatum retort 9 In a sauce of browned butter, capers, parsley and lemon 10 Like South Dakota vis- à- vis North Dakota 11 Citation shortening 12 Best Picture Oscar winner before “Ben- Hur” 13 Cosmetics company founder Rocher 14 Protection against mosquitoes 21 Gossiping 22 Après- ski warmers 26 Pantomime 27 Lady Godiva, for one 28 It has issues with feminism 29 Unkempt 32 Retailer with stylized mountaintops in its logo 33 Targeting the Fourth Estate 36 “Capeesh?” 41 Beaches, in two senses 44 Gelatinous dishes 48 Be handy 49 ___ Norman Cosmetics 50 Maker of Basketbrawl and Robo- Squash 51 Food for hogs 52 Contouring procedure, briefly 53 Relatives of banjoleles 54 Base closure? 58 Decorative flourish