NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 The Times or the
Daily News, e. g. 6 Gorillas 10 Mark
permanently 14 Ogden Nash’s
“two- l” beast 15 Seized car, for
short 16 You, in the Bible 17 ___ nerve ( retina
attachment) 18 Guitarist
Clapton 19 Chopped 20 Visibly tense 23 ___ Paulo, Brazil 24 Crucial biological molecule 25 Figure in Greek myth after whom a continent is named 28 Compete ( for) 29 ___ and starts 31 Opposite of oui 32 Extremely
jealous 36 Characteristic 38 Convent
residents 39 Rich ore sources 41 Counterpart to “if,” in computer science 42 Aids in crime 44 In the very act 46 Lancelot’s title 47 Highest point 49 Qty. 50 Truss up 52 Letters before a
pseudonym 53 Golf teacher 56 Deplorably
cowardly 60 Spheres 62 Holder of a
cafeteria meal 63 Like some wealthy neighborhoods 64 In apple- pie
order 65 Things in an
Easter basket 66 In the slightest 67 Agile for one’s
age 68 Supplies for
Easter 65- Across 69 Antonym of
64- Across
Down
1 Snow clearers 2 Start or end of the Greek spelling of “Athena” 3 Place between a house and a backyard 4 Give off, as rays 5 Entered quickly 6 Place of gladiatorial battle 7 Lima’s land 8 Three- hour- plus
movie, maybe 9 Holder of an eye
or a light bulb 10 Heavens,
poetically 11 Ex of Marla and
Ivana, informally 12 Dairy animal 13 Attila, for one 21 Prepare to be
knighted 22 One of the seven deadly sins 26 Graceful bearing 27 Threw some
chips in the pot 28 Item under a
suit jacket 29 Company that
bought Kinko’s 30 Picked out of a lineup, informally 32 Grind, as the
teeth 33 Florida senator
Marco 34 Snack for an
athlete 35 Times long, long
ago 37 $ 250, for Mediterranean Avenue, even with a hotel on it 40 Ice cream drink 43 Go yachting 45 Blend 48 Bombarded, as
with snowballs 51 Irritable 52 Bottomless pit 53 Breads served
with hummus 54 Staggers 55 “Strangely
enough…” 57 Unrestrained
revelry 58 Salary 59 Running behind
schedule 60 Walk-___ ( unrecruited athletes) 61 Member of
Cong.