NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Honorific given to 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across 6 Agreements

between nations 11 CBS series with spinoffs set in Miami and New York

14 Rocker Vedder or

Van Halen 15 Menotti’s “___ and the Night Visitors”

16 “… yadda, yadda,

yadda”

17 Disco

19 Bread for a

Reuben sandwich 20 Montero Lamar

Hill a.k.a. Lil ___ X 21 Socially distant 22 “u up?,” e.g. 23 “___ the season

to be jolly” 25 “Mona ___,” painting with an enigmatic smile 27 Soul

34 Keep away from 35 What a bride gets

fitted for

36 Dude

37 “Aye-aye” guy 38 Most common surname in the U.S. (ahead of Johnson and Williams) 39 Trickster of Norse

myth

40 Get a move on,

quaintly 41 Japanese dog

breed

42 Like emails at the

top of an inbox 43 Jazz 46 Stops

procrastinating 47 Purchase at a

pump

48 Sank, as a putt 50 Cowboy’s cow

catcher

54 “For ___ a jolly

good fellow …” 57 ___ Man Winter 58 Country 61 Coffee, slangily 62 “Carmen” or

“Elektra” 63 Nintendo villain with an upsidedown “M” on his cap

64 Opposite of

’neath

65 Like maples but

not pines 66 Won the World Series in four games, say

Down

1 Proof-ending

letters

2 Thick Japanese

noodle

3 Woman’s name hidden in “United Nations”

4 He postulated

E=mc2 5 Grant-issuing

cultural org. 6 Bandmate of John, George and Ringo

7 Hunter’s supply,

for short 8 Hunter’s garb,

for short

9 Justice League member who’s super-speedy 10 35mm camera

type

11 Good name for a postseason football game sponsored by General Mills? 12 Mythological river around the underworld 13 Rapper/actor on “Law & Order: SVU”

18 Pageant wear 22 “For shame!” 24 “___ be my

pleasure” 26 Shoo-___ (sure

winners)

27 Be of use

28 Access to a

treehouse, maybe 29 “You gotta ___ …” 30 On the ___

(broken)

31 Mark down for a

sale, say 32 Cheesed off 33 Dark film genre 34 Feel sore 38 Black diamond

trail, e.g. 39 Ordinance for

dog-walkers 41 Toward the stern 42 Org. supporting the Second Amendment 44 Blackjack card

with two values 45 Acronym for a multiaward accomplishment 48 Magical power,

informally

49 ___ vera 51 Vicinity

52 Feudal worker 53 Dog command often issued with an outstretched palm

55 Brontë’s Jane 56 Scissor sound 58 “u r so funny!” 59 Reactions to cute

puppies

60 “Just kidding!”