NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
No. 0120
ACROSS
1 It can cover all the bases 5 Rocks out? 10 Picks 14 On the safe side, at sea 15 Tom ___, consigliere in “The Godfather” 16 Choice in a slumber party game 17 Apologetic comment from a dinner guest 20 Lined up 21 Comebacks 22 Foul-smelling 24 One using a bib, maybe 25 Promising reply 26 Public house 27 ___ support 29 Organization with a strong track record? 31 Grain stores 33 Take off in a hurry 34 Neologize 37 A message from the Pentagon might be in this 38 Unimaginative 39 Smartphone, at times 41 Orange soda brand 42 Word with tie or fly 45 Crystal object featured in Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” the most expensive painting ever sold 46 Appendectomy sites, in brief 48 One purchasing cigars, maybe 50 What helps you see the big picture? 53 Two-___ (many a sports car) 54 Bestselling Israeli author of “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” 56 A Swiss Army knife has many 57 Bicker 58 Put one’s foot down 59 Extra 60 Bee lines? 61 New Year’s Eve song word
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1 Hummus ingredient 2 Friends-and-family support group 3 Don’t forget 4 Jury members 5 Chinese takeout staple 6 Hip-hop duo ___ Sremmurd 7 Petri dish medium 8 “See?” 9 Easily attached, in a way 10 Things a bettor better know 11 Quark or lepton 12 “Uh-huh, you said it!” 13 Motion detector, e.g. 18 Penny candy morsel since 1907 19 “That could work!” 23 Splashy display 28 Go along for the ride, say 30 Letters that shouldn’t be written big for air rescue (a single V or X is best) 32 Play a mean guitar, slangily 34 Part for a balding man? 35 “Dejection” is a famous one 36 Goes over again 37 Party 39 Get close 40 Grounds for a fight 42 Retro phone type 43 “Wuthering Heights” actress Merle ___ 44 Insult 47 Real bore 49 Some bakers’ wares 51 Screen 52 It’s a long story 55 What many air conditioners do