NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

No. 0203

ACROSS

1 What’s on the up

and up?

7 A little smoke? 10 Economy-based

calculation, for short 13 College assignment 14 Classic symbol of

purity and grace 16 Take an unplanned

trip

17 Transmitter of

audio programmes 18 Lets loose

19 Test drives 20 Endnote abbr. meaning “same as before” 21 Cries of shear terror? 22 Sir Georg who conducted 999 Chicago Symphony concerts 23 Aid in focusing 24 Economize

26 Off

27 “Whatevs” 28 Halley’s comet, to

some

29 ___ steak, dish lightly seared on the outside and raw in the middle 31 What it’s not, in a

saying

36 Keep one’s beginning goals modest 37 Issa who created

“Awkward Black Girl” 38 Bring in 39 Licenses, perhaps 41 Victor’s crow 44 King Lear’s middle

daughter 46 Cannabis with a

high level of THC 47 Major street in New York City or New Orleans

49 Literary character whose name translates to “no one” 50 One way to wonder 51 Highlighters, of sorts 53 Gently apply, as

concealer

54 Pass on a wing

and a prayer 55 Many cross words? 56 Like zombies and

some loves 57 They’re not only

human

58 Org. that checks

what you don’t 59 Fiddle (with) 60 Feeds

DOWN

1 Movie that’s not expected to be a blockbuster 2 Pucker precipitators at a pub

3 Arrive with great

hype

4 Roots

5 Common Scandinavian man’s name

6 Ball holder 7 Angular

movement?

8 The emperor Túpac Amaru, for one

9 Ones running the world, per Beyoncé

10 Lunar ___ 11 Evidence in a criminal case, maybe

12 Greek word for

“knowledge” 15 Panthers’

home

17 What it’s not, in a saying 19 Develop feelings for

21 Internal lie detector, so to speak 25 Compatriot 28 Vegetable that’s baked, fried or roasted 30 Cannabis product sometimes found in granola

32 In an intimate way,

in a way 33 Third-grade

groups?

34 Storm on the

horizon, maybe 35 Certain clubhouse 40 It may leave you

speechless 41 Fixture on a frozen

lake

42 Actor Damon Sr. or

Damon Jr. 43 People of the Iroquois Confederacy 45 It can be radiant or

magnetic

46 Korean model hitting

the scene in 1999 48 Cap, but not a hat 52 Prefix with second 53 It’s a plan

55 Venue for many TV

reruns