Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The New York Times crossword puzzle

- John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen

Across

1 Diner staple, for short 4 Wine, informally, with “the” 9 Astronaut Kelly 14 [Shrug] 15 Itching 16 Right to the point 17 Whatever it takes 20 Party person 21 Musician whose first name is a toy 22 ___ trick 23 Home to an annual Ideas Festival 26 First name of the second vice president to resign from office 28 Mulching material 29 Dynamite 32 “Pagliacci” role 33 China’s ___ Dynasty 34 Symbol of gentleness 35 ___ Sound 36 Hoary 37 Latin American sweetie 39 Symbol of Christiani­ty 40 Attachment to a job app 41 Congested place, at times 42 Attraction at Boeing’s Museum of Flight, for short 43 “J’adore ___” (ad slogan) 44 Sound of metallic impact 45 2016 Disney film 46 Carriage with its horse 47 It might prevent you from drifting off 51 James I and Charles I 55 Whatever it takes … as hinted at in the arrangemen­ts of black squares around the circled letters 58 Together 59 Short loin cut 60 Pac-12 athlete 61 Like a workaholic 62 Big rolls 63 Seat of Christiani­ty?

Down

1 Standout in a quad 2 Dunham of “Girls” 3 “What you have to realize …” 4 Transmissi­on element 5 “The Martha ___ Show” of 1950s TV 6 Recluse’s problem, maybe 7 What a “/” may mean 8 Procter & Gamble cleaning brand 9 Do a little cuddling 10 ___ desk (newspaper post) 11 Roman emperor who overthrew Galba 12 Silent part of “mnemonic” 13 Banks of “America’s Got Talent” 18 Spent the most? 19 Something said by a put-out Putin? 24 Flippered animal along the Pacific Coast 25 Don’t open it! 26 Indy racer sponsor 27 Hairstyles that need lots of combing 29 Everyday 30 -NH2 attachment, in chemistry 31 Toy shooter 34 Seat of New Mexico’s Doña Ana County 38 Pose 43 Square one 45 Bucks 47 Somewhat 48 Letters that might precede 10001 49 Bloke 50 Darn it! 52 Newcastle upon ___, England 53 Add (up) 54 Distort 56 Rare occurrence­s at Super Bowls, briefly 57 Clutch hitter’s stat

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