Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0909
Across
1 Troubles
9 Got on board, in a way
14 Out of nothing, in creation myths
15 Spanish monarch beginning in 2014
16 Tackle together
17 Sinks from not far away
18 Dreams for aspiring bands
20 Many-headed monster
24 Org. that “Moscow Centre” represents in George Smiley novels
25 “___-yew!”
26 Prefix with zone or pop
27 George Smiley, for one
29 Mozz sticks and queso, e.g.
30 Utterly amazed
31 N.F.L. QB Tagovailoa
32 Upright
34 Antiestablishment cause
36 Big name in multilevel marketing
37 Had in mind
38 Fyodor the Blessed, e.g.
39 Experiments with Zener cards
42 Computer custom-built for playing games, in slang
44 Conflict of no consequence
46 Nicolas who directed “Don’t Look Now”
47 French, perhaps, in England
49 One also known as Rahman
51 Mirror-and-prism system, in brief
52 Golden ___
53 It can be shredded with an ax
56 One of three things traditionally eaten to break a Ramadan fast
57 Ironic-sounding plot device in “Total Recall”
58 It’s just under one’s nose, informally
60 Iconic phrase in old “Dick and Jane” stories
61 Irish ___
Down
1 Snit
2 Suffix for many install files
3 Modern vaccine material
4 “___ and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” (comedy sketch series)
5 Classic role for Nichelle Nichols and Zoë Saldana
6 Quite stinky
7 Hugely successful film … or an apt description of a 59-Down player?
8 Picture of health?
9 Direct
10 Mont Blanc, par exemple
11 Trick of being suddenly nowhere to be found … or an apt description of victory for a 59-Down player?
12 The “sacred disease,” to ancient Greeks
13 Like osmium among all the elements
15 Busy business around Mother’s Day
19 One of 2,297 for Hank Aaron
20 Load
21 Bygone car named for its country of origin
22 “Don’t be a stranger” … or an apt request from a 59-Down player?
23 Bad lands?
28 “Eww!”
29 One of two 1978 Nobel Peace Prize winners
31 Coloring
33 Sacred syllables
35 Unit in Mario Kart games
40 Meh
41 Poker table giveaway
43 “Faust” playwright
44 Stories that might take a while
45 Distinctive peacock feature
48 Judy of “Arrested Development”
50 Trunk fastener
54 ___ Grande
55 Took a load off
59 Best-selling video game celebrated in this grid