Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 The girl next door, for one
6 Polite term of address
10 Claire Dunphy of “Modern Family,” for one
15 Act like some poles
16 One joining in the chorus
17 Energy-healing discipline
18 Put in the pot
19 Eager
20 Record of the year
21 Three world capitals (5,4,10)
24 My Chemical Romance genre
25 “Groovy!” 26 “Fancy ___!”
27 Like some meds
29 Hired security guard
32 Sounds of hesitation
33 Pi follower
34 ___ Lovelace, computer programming pioneer
35 Display one’s humanity, in a way
37 Visible
38 Three U.S. states (4,4,10)
43 Racing shape
44 Metaphor for many a college dorm room
45 Dug-out material
46 Gun, as an engine
47 Club workers, informally
49 Malt shop selections
54 Sr.’s test
55 “Bummer!”
57 Cow’s mouthful
58 Sorrow
59 Three countries (6,4,9)
63 Believe unquestioningly
64 Speaker’s quality
65 Going from 0
to 100, say
66 Line to the house
67 Put forth
68 Role once played on TV by Jay Silverheels
69 You, in Uruguay
70 Big name in little gumdrops
71 Spurred (on)
Down
1 Post office inquiry
2 Edit, in a way, as a computer file
3 Possibility
4 Jury member
5 Sir Walter
Raleigh’s goal
6 Manage
7 Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Trebek
8 Wiped out
9 French term of endearment
10 Large expanses
11 Start of a Caesarean boast
12 Cookie with a green creme center
13 “Well, alrighty!”
14 “Cool” amount of cash
22 Colorful parrot
23 Something a coxswain lacks
28 Pro’s counterpart
30 Follow closely
31 Annoyance
36 Jean who wrote “Wide Sargasso Sea”
37 Dance element
38 Part of a highway cloverleaf
39 “Dig right in!”
40 Per the preceding discussion
41 “Obvs!”
42 Degree recipient
43 United Nations,
e.g.: Abbr.
47 Hung loosely
48 ___ session
50 Stable electron
configurations
51 Admitting to, as a mistake
52 Ballet technique
53 Neptune, for one
56 Replay feature
60 Neutral lipstick shade
61 Monogram part: Abbr.
62 Brimming with anticipation
63 ___ de parfum