Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
In honor of the late, beloved crossword constructor Merl Reagle, today we present a classic puzzle of his from the 1999 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
Across
1 Small group, as
of trees 6 Hibernating 13 Lush 14 Greek god of
bondage? 15 Greek goddess of learning? 16 Greek goddess of communication? 17 Slogging areas 18 “You want to
go ___?” 20 Had wings 21 23-Across and
others 22 Wear away 23 Slugger’s first
name 25 Young ’un 26 Does a number
on 27 Greek god
of fertility? 31 Greek goddess
of messages? 33 Used bookstore containers 34 Pep rally cry 35 Catch some
rays 36 Bumpy 38 Sicilian’s
millions 39 Key to understanding the theme of this puzzle 43 Title villain of a
“Star Trek” film 44 May, for one 45 Peeping ___ 46 1940s war
zone: Abbr. 47 Prepares to fire 48 Greek god of equal opportunity? 53 Greek god of
electricity? 55 Actor Ryan 56 Hit bonus, for
short 57 Poison indicators, on bottles 58 Butler’s last
words 59 Goad gently 60 ___ alai 62 Acting exercise 63 Cut a rug 64 Greek god of
healthy hair? 67 Greek god of
mercy? 69 Greek god of
tangy drinks? 70 Goof-offs 71 Weapon-free 72 Fabric meas.
Down
1 Cable channel that broadcasts trials 2 Silver streaks 3 Weapons in
action films 4 Trysted 5 Do before, as a
gift chore 6 Bumpers of
Arkansas 7 Common lunch
hour 8 Grammys
category 9 Lt. commander
of ’60s TV 10 Frequently 11 Hawaiian goose 12 Poet on whose work “Cats” is based: Abbr. 13 Tony Blair, for
one 14 Nothing more
than 15 Be a ham 16 Kennedy and
others 19 Base clearers 22 Cuts in
expenses 23 Macy’s Parade
locale 24 Dash units 26 Disparaging
remark 27 Best Picture of
1958 28 Rock’s Police
or Cream, e.g. 29 Get through
work 30 “Does” or “doesn’t” follower 32 Where to see “Outside the Lines” 33 America’s only bachelor president 37 Province opp.
Detroit 38 Life’s partner 39 Baba au ___ 40 Tombstone
lawman 41 Club aliases,
for short 42 Work hard 43 Mauna ___ 47 “Facts ___
facts” 49 Moriarty, to
Holmes 50 Wrinkle
removers 51 You can count
on it 52 “Boxcars” 54 Performer of a
banishing act 55 “To Spring”
and others 58 Air force
heroes 59 Had feelings
(for) 60 Sign up 61 ___ mater 62 Hillside thrill-ride need 63 Emmy-winning
Tyne 64 Winter woe 65 “___ shocked
… 66 String between
B and F 68 “By yesterday”