THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Egg warmer 9 A rutabaga is a cross between a cabbage and this 15 Pavarotti standard whose name means “My Sunshine” 16 “No bet,” in poker 17 “Ain’t that somethin’!” 18 Doctor’s wear 19 “Your Love Is King” singer, 1984 20 Stupid 22 Toshiba competitor 24 “God created ___ so that Americans would learn geography” ( line attributed to Mark Twain) 25 With the bow, in music 27 Like many Christmas traditions 29 Some of Lockheed Martin’s business 31 ___ chain 32 Committed 33 Like some jacket hoods 34 “100 Years … 100 Movies” org. 35 “And I get dumped on again” 38 Ubiquitous Chinese character 39 Like a three- pitch inning 40 Low- lying areas 41 Jerk 42 School cafeteria food, stereotypically 43 Stupid 44 ___ tide 46 D. O. J. branch 47 Chicago airport code 48 Businesses often near beaches 51 Spike 55 For three: Fr. 56 Backspin producer? 58 Style setter? 59 High- profile merger, e. g. 60 Riles 61 Plant from another country DOWN 1 Does some diamond cutting? 2 Offshore 3 Jell- O maker 4 Like some reactions 5 Safe place to crash 6 “Your work inspires me” 7 Italian poetic form 8 “I won’t be back till late” 9 Strict, demanding parent 10 Most- applied- to school in the U. S. 11 Hit 1970s sitcom 12 “Works every time” 13 Summer drink with caffeine 14 Tie- breaking shots in soccer: Abbr. 21 Refuse to drop 23 Nikon competitors 26 Cousins of Drama Desk Awards 27 “Enough!” 28 Terror in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World” 30 Tom of old latenight TV 32 “Jeez, that’s a shame!” 33 Preceder of first 36 Common ingredient in baked beans 37 Ethel Mertz, on “I Love Lucy” 43 Just what the doctor ordered 45 Essayist’s writing 49 It may pack a punch 50 Hammer’s end 52 Choppers 53 Thunderous sound 54 Slithery 55 Asia’s ___ Darya River 57 Broadside, maybe