NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 War game 9 Short write- ups 15 “Time was…” 16 Treat eaten with a spoon 17 2007 N. A. A. C. P. Image Award winner for “Inside Man” 18 Top- notch 19 Baseball’s Martinez 20 They’re on the books 22 Deducts from 23 Like a zebra’s mane 25 Détentes 27 Language traditionally written without spaces between words 28 Cardinal topper 30 Wharf workers’ grp. 31 “Nuts!” 32 “Holy cow!” 34 “Her ___”(“Miss Saigon” song) 35 Resident of the Corn State 39 Challenge for a barber 41 Lovesickness, e. g. 42 1973 Tony nominee for “A Little Night Music” 44 Power- packed engine 45 ___ comparison 46 Contractual problems? 51 The end of Caesar? 52 Barrymore and more 54 Not easily moved 55 E’en if 57 City on Utah Lake 59 Fuss 60 One of two party leaders 62 Browns, in a way 64 Full circuit 65 High- rise pants and hornrimmed glasses, say 66 “Deliciously Different” sloganeer 67 “Sit tight”

Down

1 Satiny quality 2 Be a wannabe 3 Netted, in a way 4 Key figure in saving New York City from bankruptcy 5 GPS generation: Abbr. 6 Something needed to raise the bar? 7 Not miss ___ 8 “You don’t say!” 9 Old map abbr. 10 Squats strengthen them 11 “___ a broken heart”: Dickinson 12 “You don’t say!” 13 Just deserts for misconduct 14 Salted away? 21 Part of many a submarine 24 “Rent” actor Diggs 26 Shouts heard at a rodeo 29 HotWheels product 31 “How stupid am I!” 33 Sneak 35 Flip 36 Have no accomplice 37 Response to “Not now,” often 38 Perception 40 Things weighed in pounds? 43 Distinctive features of tamago gohan servings, in Japanese cuisine 47 Clip, say 48 Palliate 49 Like some catches and crashes 50 Keeper of the flame? 52 “Tell me more” 53 Unit of rain or ice 56 Ship or plane part 58 Virginia willow’s genus 61 Covers with some rolls 63 It’s way over your head