NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 They go low when others go high

6 Come to

10 One who goes into a seasonal rut 14 Exhortation from a personal trainer

15 Part of many an insurance bundle

16 More than a pair 17 Skateboard piece that connects the wheels to the deck

18 Spot for a campaign sign 20 Mother ___ 21 Dating abbr. 23 2000s music star who writes his name with four dots

24 Fish with a prehensile tail 27 Member of a chamber group 28 ___ minimum 29 Focus for a core workout

32 It has four legs and a head 33 Outlet for international travelers 37 One whose work is always blowing up? 38 Many hotel shuttles

39 Escort down the

aisle, informally

40 Lead-in to op 41 Ingredient in tempera and tempura 42 What recycling code “40” is used for

45 Like a very cold night, idiomatically 50 Mr. High-andMighty 53 Shakespearean killer 54 Laugh syllable 55 Hairdo famously sported by Lucille Ball 57 Sacred city in Buddhism 59 Details 60 Drawing of grass? 61 Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine” 62 Trailer advisory 63 Due 64 Proofing need, in baking

Down

1 Things often drawn at night 2 Avoid a clash 3 Ski lodge feature 4 Editorial

insertion 5 Quaint stationery shop item

6 Parisian

hangouts

7 Just between

you and me? 8 Put in storage

9 First name of the mostselected author in Oprah’s Book Club

10 M.O. 11 Cattle drive leader 12 Warning during the Battle of Britain 13 State of invincibility enabled by a cheat code 19 Au pair’s specialty, for short

22 They may come with a children’s menu 25 Transports 26 Sincere 30 Direction word 31 They’ll wait for you 33 Writes quickly 34 Traditionalist

35 Drama at the Tonys, say 36 Slight bit 37 Defensive fortifications 38 Colorful spot on a map 43 Provide resources for 44 Short short 46 Abominable 47 Asian capital on the Buriganga River

48 Rest stop, metaphorically 49 50s president? 51 Politician O’Rourke 52 Garbage disposal unit 56 What hits the HI notes?

58 Old Eur. domain