The New York Times crossword puzzle
Note: Four answers in this puzzle are incomplete. The missing part can be found in four other places in the grid.
Across 1 Start of a motto first published in an 1844 book 7 1967 disaster 13 Lazy sort 15 Criticize cattily 16 Unwakeable,
say 17 “No use arguing with me” 18 It took 70 years to complete, in brief 19 Vintner’s need 20 Cockney
abode 21 Chateau
___ Michelle 22 Tex-Mex order 24 Swimmer 26 Go beyond 27 “Any ___?” 28 Be a tippler 29 Bookish 32 Single,
slangily 33 Dreams up 38 Ready for a drive 42 Hit hard, as the brakes 43 Was on tour,
in a way 46 Most light 48 Earthen
casserole dish 49 Susan of
“L.A. Law” 50 Not just
threaten, say 51 Japanese
vegetable 52 Group of
whales 53 Some map
lines 55 Old guitarlike
instrument 57 Tight situations 58 Country where marinated bear is a specialty food 59 Serious rap 60 Sports coup
Down
1 Former San Francisco mayor Joseph 2 Make a hard, low hit that’s caught 3 Causes 4 Univ. body 5 Inversely
egg-shaped 6 Like “The Karate Kid” and “Total Recall” 7 Enliven 8 It helps one
get a grip 9 Special ___ 10 Three-pronged
fishing spear 11 Steve Martin romantic comedy 12 Bewhiskered
animals 14 Purchase with
a cell phone 15 Priory in “The
Da Vinci Code” 23 Kitchen
meas. 25 Alias 30 Diamonds 31 Lab sight 33 Two-time Romanian president Ion 34 Writer of the story on which “All About Eve” is based 35 Athos, to Porthos, to Aramis 36 Has a cow 37 John Hancock,
e.g. 38 Hockey Hall of Fame site 39 It.’s here 40 Inferior imitator 41 Ancient Roman
coins 42 Extreme
cruelty 44 Tree whose wood is used in guitar-making 45 Abase 47 Dick Tracy’s girl 54 Spoiled 56 Aust. currency