NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 U.S. intelligence org. 4 Pal you might take
fishing?
8 Very minor celeb 15 Preserve in a display,
as a sacred relic 17 “My understanding
is ...” 18 Trident-wielding
god of the sea 19 Apollo’s twin who
rules over the hunt 20 Tied, as a hay bale 21 “Go back” menu
command
22 6, on a phone’s
keypad
23 ___ and downs 24 Capital of
Saskatchewan 27 Mooring and
fishing spot
28 Bit of fishing gear 29 Experiencing Novocain’s effects, say 30 Stop pushing so hard 32 Simplicity
34 Sun Devils’ sch. 35 “Stop!,” to a sailor 36 Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle 40 “Beat it!”
42 Tooth puller’s deg. 43 Israel’s Netanyahu,
informally 47 Form-fitting swimwear brand
48 Reef wrigglers 50 Irate
51 Result of splitting
hairs?
52 Lakeside rentals 54 Mac alternatives 55 Host Glass of public radio’s “This American Life” 56 Mimicked 58 Relative of a llama 60 Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld 62 Leery of cameras and
microphones, say 64 Muslim land with a
monarch
65 God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing 66 Goes out like the tide 67 Make out, in
Britspeak 68 Spanish “that”
DOWN
1 Trident-wielding
god of the sea 2 Chilly-sounding
pod in a stir-fry 3 Lends a hand 4 Town ___ (old-time news announcer)
5 Like some assets
and agendas
6 One, in Oaxaca 7 The “M” of “MIB” 8 Apollo’s twin who
rules over the hunt 9 Nonvegan fat in a
pie crust 10 Comparison words 11 Seattle-to-San
Diego dir. 12 Rhyming destinations for yummies 13 Renowned 14 Tourist destination 16 Clucking sort 21 Relieve of a load 25 Tortilla chip dip,
informally
26 “My folks are
gonna kill me!” 27 Backup strategy if
things go wrong 30 Los Angeles football player 31 Mendes of “2 Fast
2 Furious” 33 “Snowy” wader 37 “Far out!”
38 Moody music genre 39 City that’s home to Munch’s “The Scream”
40 “I’ve heard enough
excuses!” 41 Bathroom tile
material 44 Deadlocked situation 45 God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing
46 “It looks that way
to me!”
47 Natural weaver 49 Brand for water
fun
52 Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld 53 Weapon for David
in the Bible 56 Somewhat 57 Tennis champ
Sampras
59 ___ to play 61 Before, poetically 62 OB-GYNs, e.g. 63 A, in Wiesbaden