NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Cinnamon or cardamom 6 Big-ticket ___ 10 From the beginning
14 Hot drink with marshmallows 15 Foal’s mother 16 Sweeping tale 17 Signs that it’s time to take out the trash
18 “Toy Story” dachshund with a springy body 20 This emoticon: ;-)
22 Gather together 23 ___ Vegas Aces (W.N.B.A. team) 24 Assistance
25 Spot for a card skimmer, in brief
26 L.A. winter clock setting 27 Pressed one’s luck
32 “Defend the rights of all people nationwide” org.
35 Vegetarian street food known for its distinct smell 37 Pork portion 38 Oscar winner Mahershala 39 Singer Diana with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
40 Tony Awardwinning musical with the song “Sex Is in the Heel” 44 “Don’t worry about me!”
45 One with unselfish motivations 46 Trojans’ sch. 48 Condition that may involve repetitive behavior, for short
49 Variety 50 “Mamma ___!” 53 Follow, as a package
56 Little finger adornment
59 Small-time
61 Basil-based sauce
62 Target for salicylic acid 63 A single time 64 Eroded, with “away”
65 A school one starts in the fall 66 Top part
67 In a sneaky way
DOWN
1 Disapproving look
2 Speakers’ platforms 3 Revered celebrities 4 Champagne stopper
5 Classes that are hard to fail
6 :-(
7 After-bath powder
8 Great Lake with a vowel-heavy name
9 “It’s Raining
___”
10 Like a dress with a diagonal hemline, say 11 Nothing, in Mexico
12 “Me, me, me” attitudes
13 Moves excitedly, like a puppy’s tail
19 “Misery” co-star Bates
21 “If the shoe
___ ...”
25 Inquire 26 Hard-edged, anticorporate musician 27 Cockpit figure 28 Liter or meter 29 Gloom’s partner 30 “Assuming that’s true ...”
31 Walrus feature 32 ___-Seltzer
33 Spring’s shape
34 Bellybutton buildup
36 New Mexico art community
41 Gross
42 Make an offer at an auction 43 Wallow moodily 47 Makes a certain video call
49 Tatted
50 Like areas around waterfalls
51 Spy’s gathering 52 Ecstasy’s opposite 53 Cafeteria food holder
54 Serving with chop suey
55 Elsa’s sister in “Frozen” 56 Christmas tree, often
57 Machu Picchu resident
58 Not fake
60 Homer Simpson exclamation