The New York Times
ACROSS
1 Sound of a sneeze
6 Op-___ (newspaper columns)
9 Capital of Oregon
14 Something a mutinying pirate might have to walk
15 December 31, for
short
16 Topic in a dictionary or on a utility bill
17 Not in a million
billion years
19 Championship
mementos
20 Big band ___ (time span after the Jazz Age)
21 Boxing family
surname
22 Counterpart of
length
24 Beverage often
stored in a cellar
26 “Ave ___” (prayer)
28 Term of
endearment
29 Document
digitizations
31 Utah national monument called Shash Jaa’ in Navajo
34 Domain
36 Establish
legislatively
37 Soup scooper
38 Small container for carrying a drink when away from home 39 Man’s name that’s an anagram of ELGIN
40 Rolls-___
41 Be protective of, as a mother hen might
43 Loose, collarless shirt popular in India
47 Feasted
48 Messages that might come with emojis
50 Stuff from a bog
51 Not full, as an
effort, informally
54 Sleep briefly
56 Palindromic
explosive
57 Run ___ of (come
into conflict with)
58 Like some fashion
boots
61 Fruit of the Loom
competitor
62 Debit inits. on
some SNAP cards
63 To whom Alfalfa wrote “You’re scum between my toes!”
64 The “A” in WASP
65 Female deer
66 Sugary
DOWN
1 Source of some
wire stories
2 Religious official
3 Capital of Cuba
4 1/2 + 1/2
5 Vegetable with pentagonal cross sections
6 Worthy of coveting
7 Easter egg colorer
8 Neighbor of
Montenegro
9 “What-e-e-ever
you say …”
10 China’s continent
11 Indigenous reclamation movement
12 Custardy dim sum
dessert
13 Breathable fabrics
18 Dutch ___ disease
23 Once in a blue
moon
25 Infuriate
27 Sleep phase
30 Passover ritual
32 Nosh between
meals
33 Become less harsh
35 Rations out
37 Partner of “prosper” in a Vulcan saying
38 Online game with a Battle Royale mode
39 Opposite of “I love
it!”
40 Tyrannosaurus
___
41 “You crack me
up!”
42 “By the power ___
in me …”
44 End a career
45 Get into a snarl
46 To boot
49 Droop
52 Coal or gas
53 To boot
55 Some advanced
degree holders
59 “A Black Lady Sketch Show” channel
60 “Yee-___!”