Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Sport with stunt riding, informally 4 “Heck if I
know”
9 Big difference 14 Axe product 16 Goes on and
on
17 Reflective
stretch
18 Item checked
at an airport 19 Misses
overseas 20 Gone
21 Trio in a children’s rhyme 22 Three-lobed
design 25 Roughly 37% of U.S. immigrants 28 Personal
bearing
29 Jung ___, author of the 1991 best seller “Wild Swans”
30 It’s generally up and running within a few hours 31 “Breaking Bad”
protagonist 32 Lead-in to sat 33 Aquarium
performer 36 Like a happening party, in slang 37 Olympic Australis, for one
39 Suffix with
Jumbo
40 North Carolina home of Appalachian State University 42 Brand with the slogan “Fill your glass” 44 What makes a possum play possum 45 A-number-one 46 Fifth-brightest star in the night sky 47 Part of a pod 48 Author who wrote “Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man”
53 “The Cocktail Party” dramatist 54 Model
company? 55 Book in which the Israelites are rebuked for idolatry 56 Common board requirement, in brief 57 Vamooses 58 Winner of nine Grand Slam tournaments in the 1990s 59 Components of many free apps
Down
1 Summer outdoor events, informally 2 Manifestation
of sulkiness 3 Chose at the
ballot box 4 Almost nothing
on?
5 Public
perception 6 Worn-out 7 2Pac’s
“Dear ___” 8 Result of prolonged screen time, maybe 9 “Golly!” 10 Threw some
back
11 Celery sticks topped with peanut butter and raisins 12 Fixed cord for a
paratrooper 13 One source of the umami taste
15 Title figure in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera 23 Quick move? 24 Word with fan
or form 25 Come right
up to
26 One who always has time to spend? 27 2007 satirical
best seller 28 Tops in
athletics 30 Professional
feeders 34 Constantly updating GPS figs. 35 Widely followed
court battles 38 You might experiment with this on 41 Bingeing 43 Ends
44 Crack, in
a way
46 Like some very
important signs 49 Carny’s target 50 Plant also known as ladies’ fingers 51 Grant
consideration 52 E.T.S. offerings 53 Middle of
summer?