NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Relief from the

desert? 5 Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on “America’s Got Talent” 10 Member of the

fam

13 “The gallant pig” of children’s literature 14 Certain noble’s

domain 15 Cinemax

competitor

16 * When many people solve crosswords 18 Word that sounds like its second letter 19 Sully 20 Introduces to

the mix

22 Player ___ 23 Much- litigated 2010 law, for short

26 Bar order

specification 27 Rocinante, to

Don Quixote 28 * Rough patch 30 Puckered

32 Big name in

A. T. M. s

33 * Occupied

oneself 39 Mauna ___ 40 Becoming new,

in a way

42 * Cheat on, say 47 One of three in a double magnum bottle

48 Group of fish 49 Big mouth,

informally 50 Common cause

of tonsillitis

51 “It” factor? 53 How Lennon wrote the opening lines of “I Am the Walrus”

55 See 48- Down 56 Benjamin Franklin adage … or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues

60 [ Groan] 61 Hullabaloo 62 Avocado pit, e. g. 63 Quaker’s

possessive 64 Annual parade

V. I. P.

65 Recipe amts.

Down

1 Core components, for short

2 Loves every second of something

3 44 years? 4 Atmosphere on “The Twilight Zone”

5 “Everybody’s a

comedian” 6 British pop star

Rita 7 Came out on

top

8 “Young Frankenstein” role

9 Provider of

specs 10 Equilibrium

11 “Jackpot!”

12 Play part 14 Secretly include,

maybe

17 Loses ground

slowly but surely 21 Family

inheritance? 22 Sony console of the 2000s, for short

24 One of more than 200 Bach works

25 Playful and

teasing 29 Doodled, e. g. 31 Hockey fake- out 34 Turn down 35 Christmas scent 36 Price per piece 37 Gemstones resembling topaz

38 Mired ( in)

41 Org.

42 “Having said

that …”

43 “We’re not ___!” ( classic line from “Wayne’s World”) 44 Rowboat mover 45 Fabrics

46 Gone bad, to

Brits

48 With 55- Across,

public thanks 52 Thigh- slapper 54 Org.? What org.? 57 Swab’s swab 58 Fuel economy authority, for short

59 N. F. L. divisions:

Abbr.