The new york times crossword
No. 0817
1 Goes
a-courting 5 Buddies 9 Off-the-cuff
remark
14 Em, to
Dorothy, in “The Wizard of Oz”
15 Openly
acknowledge 16 Garlic-flavored
mayonnaise 17 “In ___ of
flowers …” 18 Greets from across the way, say 20 Lollygags 22 That is to say,
in Latin 23 Casually
browse online 26 Word before taught or effacing 30 “Tiny” Dickens
boy
31 Drop of golden sun
32 Skin care
product 33 Extremes of
the earth 35 Time of
lament 36 Spends
moolah 39 Little VW 40 Displays of
huffiness 41 Fruit-filled pastries Illusionist Geller 43 Modern term of endearment 46 ___ ID 47 Demonstrates some sleight of hand 51 Should arrive any minute now
53 Ice cream
serving
42
ACROSS
54 Property along the ocean … or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across 59 Dance at Jewish weddings 60 Hanukkah
potato treat 61 Again 62 Shooting star, some might think
63 Lock of hair 64 ___ lily 65 Greek peak in
Thessaly
DOWN
1 Financial ctr. in
Manhattan 2 “Most definitely, monsieur!” 3 Feature of a Las Vegas “bandit” 4 Things,
collectively 5 Dog’s foot 6 Director DuVernay of “Selma”
7 The ___ Spoonful (1960s pop group) 8 Stockholm
native 9 Companion of
“oohs” 10 Low-calorie
drinks 11 Ha-ha, online 12 Sick
13 Info in a Who’s
Who listing 19 Cry between “Ready” and “Go!” 21 Leisurely walks 24 Actress Berry 25 Centers of
hurricanes 27 Extremities 28 Jacob’s first wife, in the Bible
29 Cook in oil 32 Elements of a
strategy 33 “Stupid” segments on old David Letterman shows
34 “We need
help!” 35 Mixes with a spoon, say
36 Caspian and
Caribbean 37 Reply in
a roll call
38 E pluribus ___ 39 Airconditioning meas. 43 Needs for playing Quidditch Is gaga over
44
45 Madrid’s land, to locals
File shareable on a PC or Mac 48 Psychic
glows
49 Sierra ___ (African country) 50 Sound preceding “Gesundheit!” 52 The Beatles’ “___ Leaving Home” 54 Sandwich inits. 55 Put a ring on
it!
56 Gobbled up 57 Less than zero:
Abbr.
58 What it takes
to tango
47
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