The new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Try, informally 5 Billboard magazine feature 10 Garment with
straps 13 Immature
insect 14 “Huzzah!” 15 Severe disap
pointment 16 From east of
the Urals 17 Hold on tight 18 Helper
19 “An orca is actually a dolphin?!” 22 Nil
23 Director
Anderson 24 Column with
an angle 25 Long-running
CBS drama 27 Hamster
holder 29 Effort that
goes “Pfft!” 32 Components of some fad diets
35 The “A” of
MoMA 36 Word before
boom or blues 37 “Wow, that’s a giant sea cow!” 41 Resentful and hostile manner, informally 42 Make a quilt,
e.g.
43 Bottle units 44 “___ sells seashells by the seashore” 45 Turquoise and
topaz
47 Easily fooled
sorts 48 Schematic
50
Sully, as a reputation 51 Country that borders three “-stans” 55 “This is the best fish I’ve ever had!” 60 Tear apart 61 See 1-Down 62 ___ rings (side
dish) 63 Chimes in 64 Gave off, as
charm
65 ___ state 66 Bobs and
weaves 67 Lecherous
looks
68 Fruit tree also known as a blackthorn
DOWN
1 With 61-Across, former White House girl 2 Group of three 3 Deluge 4 Scourge
5 Goes biking 6 Areas decked with holly in a holiday song 7 Husband of Jezebel in the Bible
8 Stood up
9 Big cheese
10 It may be a
setup
11 Took
transportation 12 Left speechless, maybe
13 What a sprinkler may sprinkle 15 Nude
20 “Yeah, if only!” 21 Big lummox 26 Average mark
27 Captain and
company 28 Convenience in a cash-only business 30 Lift provider 31 Henna and
others 32 Quickly writes
(down) 33 [Head shake] 34 “Could go
either way” 35 Develops
wrinkles, say 36 Summons in
Gotham City 38 Application 39 Dream disrupter, perhaps 40 Chilly air 45 Panama, e.g. 46 Not hip 47 Make-ityourself dishes from bars
49 Little fellows 50 Circus
performer 52 Big zoo
attraction 53 Make up (for) 54 Abbr. before the ZIP code 10001
55 Gown wearer,
informally 56 What a let in
tennis affords 57 Light wind? 58 Stunned state 59 Things charged at science labs?