Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Johnny of “Chocolat” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 5 Pieces in the game Rummikub 10 Lose control on ice, say 14 Unit for surveyors 15 “Fear of Flying” author Jong 16 Dubliner’s home 17 Author of “American Psycho” 20 Magnificent 21 Polish seaport 22 Yoga surface 24 Charlemagne’s domain: Abbr. 25 “Jerry Maguire” Oscar winner
32 Teri with a big “Tootsie” role 33 Company with numbered sheep plush toys 34 Southernmost team in the American League 36 Eldest of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” 37 The year 205 38 Furniture superstore 39 Dos x 5 40 Bracelet fastener 42 Piquancy 43 Star of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” 46 Approach furtively, with “to” 49 Machine that produces power 53 Patti Page song that begins “It was winter when you told me you were leaving” 54 Continues 55 John Donne quote disproved by 17-, 25- and 43-Across? 59 Ever’s partner 60 Mortise’s partner 61 13thanniversary gift
62 Belief systems 63 What birthday cake candles represent 64 Passed with flying colors
Down 1 Brylcreem amounts 2 Stationery color 3 Ready for surgery 4 Sessions of Congress 5 They’re likely to get into hot water 6 Form letters? 7 Hammered 8 Green: Prefix 9 Drink made with red wine and fruit 10 Emmy winner Ward
11 Oven for pottery
12 Apt name for an ophthalmologist 13 Rolltop, e.g. 18 Humor columnist Bombeck 19 Genesis garden 23 Pedal attachment on a racing bike 24 Modern hotel room item 25 Colombian city that hosted the 1971 Pan American Games 26 Impulse 27 Largest group of Portuguese speakers 28 Menaces of the deep 29 “Memory” singer in “Cats” 30 Hunky-dory 31 Deli loaves 32 One of two words added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 35 Wasn’t a straphanger 40 Primitiveness 41 Software add-ons that offer extra features 44 Paula who wrote “It Ain’t All About the Cookin’” 45 Some sibs 46 Egyptian peninsula 47 Mao and Xi, in China 48 She might check for a fever with her hand 50 Fashion designer Mizrahi 51 Time being 52 Over and done 56 Visualize 57 Santa ___, Calif. 58 Negative conjunction