Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 1018
Across
1 State known for lobsters and pine trees
6 Laziest of the deadly sins
11 Pal
14 St. ___ fire
15 Outdoor lounging area
16 Actress Gasteyer of “Saturday Night Live” fame
17 Athlete who rarely gets sacked or has a pass intercepted
20 Pig
21 Stereotypical name for a dog
22 Like neon gas
23 Classic cinema name
26 It’s inhaled on an ocean cruise
27 Frenzies
29 Run-down places
31 2, 4, 6 and 8, but not 1, 3, 5 and 7
32 ___ latte
33 Figure to aim for, according to personal trainers
40 Moistens
41 Bar mitzvah dances
42 Pastry made with an orchard fruit
47 Start, as a computer
48 Coins of India
49 Stuff of little substance
50 Woman’s name derived from the Greek for “peace”
51 Angel’s overhead?
53 “That’s really nice!”
56 Political group symbolized by a donkey
60 ___ out a living
61 Not with the times
62 Handmade sign held up by a kid in the bleachers
63 ___ Andreas fault
64 Histories that may be checkered or sordid
65 Twin Mary-Kate or Ashley
Down
1 Fine lattice
2 Kind of sax
3 “It’s curtains for me!”
4 Conjunction used in logic
5 Abbr. after a lawyer’s name
6 Ferdinand and Isabella’s land
7 Nonvegan shortening
8 Germany’s von Bismarck
9 Classic Father’s Day gift
10 Charlotte hoopster
11 Start of a nursery rhyme about bags of wool
12 Detach, as a seatbelt
13 Bread makers
18 Causes of some mysterious radar blips, in brief
19 Pig in the wild
24 Microwave notification
25 Simplicity
26 Mix with a spoon
27 Ran across
28 Director DuVernay
29 Butler of “Gone With the Wind”
30 Penlight batteries
32 One-named pop diva
34 “___ the night before Christmas …”
35 Holier-than-___
36 Housetop
37 Various creative mediums … or a hint to variations found in the shaded squares
38 Sigma’s follower
39 Telepathic letters
42 Lion packs
43 Shout accompanying a brilliant realization
44 Prehistoric human relations?
45 Nevada slots city
46 Superminiature dog breed size
47 Voting group
49 Tosses, as a
coin 51 Disbelieving laughs
52 “Look ___ this way …”
54 Siouan people
55 “Amazing Grace,” for one
57 Messenger molecule
58 Noodle soup in Hanoi
59 Feel sick