NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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Ball maybe in a gym, More than buds Country whose name is believed 14 15 17 1 5 9 to ancient for come “honeysweet” Greek from Prefix with static or dynamic Superhero in “The Incredibles” Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis They’re made 18 19 up of stacked sheets “Whatever” Ram sign 21 22 23 Director Lee Whiskey or beer choice

24 Columbia athlete 25 “The Color Purple” protagonist 27 It’s used in a

flash

28 Org. for good

drivers

31 Like some monogrammed towels

33 1980s-’90s series

set in California

35 Way to go … or, as two words, lead-in to “way to go”

36 ___-pop

37 Bring down

Overlook 38 39 41 Trainees known notoriously hours Med. regulator device to work long 42 44 Scrunches Some like it up hot 45 Lead-in amorous to

46 One may be cooped up 47 How-___ 49 Not sleepy

51 Stage for a big

star? 53 “Preach!” 55 Pants, slangily 56 TV host in the

World Golf Hall

of Fame

57 Life partner 58 “The funny thing

is …”

59 The Forest

Service is part of it, in brief 60 Brand with

“Classic” and “Wavy” varieties

Down

1 Diplomatic gift from China 2 Made peace 3 Crush

something? 4 Feature of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace 5 Secured, as a

sailor’s rope 6 Signal for help

7 Actress Alice of old Hollywood 8 Abbr. aptly hidden in COMPASSES 9 Eyebrow-filling technique 10 “What’s that ___?” 11 “What’s that ___?” 12 Número atómico of lithium 13 Hilton ___, Pulitzer-winning critic for The New Yorker 16 Be behind 20 Beyond awkward 24 Groin pulls? 26 A.P. English subj. 27 Gymnastics eponym of a double back somersault with three twists

28 Meteor showers? 29 Food-filled field 30 Blows away 31 Like 50 U.S. senators 32 Indefatigable 34 Not yet astir 40 Cold brew 43 Los ___ (city in Silicon Valley) 45 ___ code

46 In one ear? 48 Movie reviewers often trash them 49 During

50 Act like a shark, in a way 51 Density symbols 52 “___ pass” 53 Fuss

54 Day when the Last Supper is commemorated: Abbr.