Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0916
Across
1 Christmas classic covered by Bing Crosby and Bob Dylan, among others
6 Kind of gorilla
10 Second-best era 13 Matrimony
14 ___ Park (neighborhood in central Los Angeles)
15 Neologism for the “best ever”
17 Six Premier League teams play in it
19 Other: Sp.
20 Apt foreign rhyme of “moon”
21 2016 inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame
22 Prom purchase
23 Discharges
25 Do a certain veterinary job 27 Nudge
28 Old-fashioned possessive
29 Whitman of “Arrested Development”
31 Japanese company with six stars in its logo
33 With
44-Across, bit of consolation … or a feature of this puzzle's grid?
36 Like 2017 and 2027
37 Something found in strands 39 Easy basket
41 Gore and more
42 Welcome at the front door
44 See 33-Across
46 Parts of soft palates
48 Score specification
49 Some significant others, for short
52 Crop problem
53 Hairy Tibetan beasts
56 ___ the Saxon (Ivanhoe's father in “Ivanhoe”)
58 Christmas trees
60 “___ kidding!”
62 Sound heard before many a classic movie
63 Make amends? 64 [Silence]
66 Certain pizza topping, slangily
67 Forthright
68 Game played on a 91' x 13' court
69 Attractive older fellow
70 Forks and
knives, e.g.
71 Symbol of privilege
Down
1 Simple solution to a big problem
2 “Just stop already!”
3 Laura of “Ozark”
4 Mine locales
5 Caps or cones preceder
6 Cannellini, e.g.
7 The National Mall has more than 300 of them
8 Shabbily made
9 Famously sleepy animals
10 Terribly eager
11 Monopoly square between Marvin Gardens and Pacific Avenue
12 Extremely catchy tunes
16 Gift of persuasiveness
18 Like some healthier potato chips
24 “I did NOT need to hear that!,” in brief
26 “Absolutely!”
30 Heinous
32 Crow 33 Compete in the America's Cup, say
34 Prefix with genetics
35 An ice place to go?
37 Lacking 38 Nearly massless subatomic particle
40 Some flower girls
42 Marvel character with metallic skin
43 Thumbsdown
45 Dec. 31
47 “Here's an idea …”
49 Player at the highestelevation N.F.L. stadium
50 Debacle
51 Metonym for the movie industry
54 Super Mario creature that resembles a turtle
55 More confident
57 Sag
59 Pixy ___ (candy brand)
61 Philosopher Descartes
65 Airer of
Ken Burns documentaries