The new york times crossword
27
ACROSS
1 Ball in a gym,
maybe
5 More than
buds
9 Country whose name is believed to come from ancient
Greek for “honey-sweet” 14 Prefix with static or dynamic 15 Superhero in “The Incredibles” 17 Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis 18 They’re made up of stacked sheets 19 “Whatever” 21 Ram sign 22 Director Lee 23 Whiskey or
beer choice 24 Columbia
athlete
25 “The Color Purple” protagonist
It’s used in a flash 28 Org. for good
drivers
31 Like some monogrammed towels 33 1980s-’90s series set in California 35 Way to go
… or, as two words, lead-in to
“way to go” 36 ___-pop 37 Bring
down 38 Overlook 39 Trainees known to work notoriously long hours 41 Med. device
regulator 42 Scrunches up 44 Some like it
hot
45 Lead-in to
amorous 46 One may be
cooped up 47 How-___ 49 Not sleepy 51 Stage for a big
star? 53 “Preach!” 55 Pants, slangily 56 TV host in the World Golf Hall of Fame 57 Life partner 58 “The funny
thing is …” 59 The Forest Service is part of it, in brief 60 Brand with “Classic” and “Wavy” varieties
DOWN
1 Diplomatic gift
from China 2 Made peace 3 Crush
something? 4 Feature of Tokyo’s Imperial
Palace 5 Secured, as a sailor’s rope
6 Signal for
help
7 Actress
Alice of old Hollywood 8 Abbr. aptly hidden in COMPASSES 9 Eyebrow-filling
technique 10 “What’s that
___?” 11 “What’s that
___?” 12 Número atómico of lithium
13 Hilton ___, Pulitzerwinning critic for The New Yorker
16 Be behind 20 Beyond
awkward 24 Groin pulls? 26 A.P. English
subj. 27 Gymnastics eponym of a double back somersault with three twists 28 Meteor
showers? 29 Food-filled
field
30 Blows away 31 Like 50 U.S.
senators
32 Indefatigable 34 Not yet astir 40 Cold brew 43 Los ___ (city in
Silicon Valley) 45 ___ code
46 In one ear? 48 Movie reviewers often trash them
49 During
50 Act like a shark, in a way 51 Density
symbols 52 “___ pass” 53 Fuss
54 Day when the Last Supper is commemorated:
Abbr.