The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Smidgens 6 Friend, to François 9 Sniper’s aid 14 Olympics symbol 15 Symbol for an audio device 16 Big name in pest control 17 Crams (in) 19 Center of U.S. lobstering 20 Luxury purse monogram 21 Long March leader in China 22 Abandons a commitment, in slang 23 Some romantic entanglements 28 ___ of one’s existence 29 Letters after Chuck Schumer’s name 30 Texter’s “One more thing …” 31 Philosopher with a “razor” 34 ET from the planet Melmac 35 Bank with M.L.B. naming rights, for short
36 Things clinked on New Year’s Eve
40 Fey of
“30 Rock” 41 Drop from the roster 42 Alternatives to taxis 43 Prefix with freak or friendly 44 Undergarment with hooks 45 Harley, e.g., informally 47 Interviewing aids
51 St. Kitts’s island partner 52 Jerry’s partner in ice cream 53 Org. with code-named programs 56 Confine, as on a farm 57 Subjects of health class diagrams 60 Minotaur’s island 61 Trident-shaped letter 62 Man’s name whose last letter often has an accent
63 Funeral fires 64 “Even so …” 65 What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make
Down
1 Teeny-weeny 2 Cries of awe 3 Online troublemaker 4 Nail, as a test 5 “Zip it!” 6 Make fizzy, in a way 7 Home that may have a butler 8 Returns org. 9 A bunch 10 Daniel ___, player of 007 11 “Sure, try me” 12 Bowling alley worker, once 13 L.A.-to-Chicago dir.
18 Gathering clouds, to some 22 Canada’s oldest national park 24 Michelle who wrote “Becoming” 25 Improvise, in jazz
26 Lay off, as workers 27 Roger Federer’s nationality 31 Largish jazz combo 32 Deceitful doings 33 Item made unnecessary by a pull tab 34 Bug in “A Bug’s Life” 35 Expert solver of a Rubik’s toy 37 Zoning divisions, maybe
38 Green dip, informally 39 Princess Leia’s twin brother 44 Picklers’ solutions 45 Campaign promise of Boris Johnson 46 Fig. on a driver’s license or passport 48 Paperless party announcement 49 More than fat 50 A bunch 54 Letters on a crucifix 55 “Just hold on ___!” 56 Angel dust letters
57 007, for one 58 Animal in a flock 59 Animal in a herd