Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 “Flick your ___” (longtime slogan)
4 Mother, in Mexico
9 Fella
13 Promising words
14 Dominated, in sports lingo
15 1970 hit for the Kinks
16 Hoot
18 International service organization with a dove in its logo
20 Exercise in a pool
22 City in ancient Crete with a renowned labyrinth
23 Walks and runs, for two
24 Bygone MGM rival
26 Formerly
27 Words from a pourer
29 Hit BBC series since 1963, informally
32 Bleats 34 Low-___ (blurry, maybe)
35 More prone to prying
36 Mixed martial arts org.
37 Element of plumage … and a feature shared by every answer crossing this one
39 Oversee, as a case
40 “Dewey Defeats ___,” infamous Chicago Tribune headline of 1948
42 Managed
43 ___ Mix
44 L.A.’s region
45 Attached, as a patch
47 Chapel Hill sch.
48 Sort
49 Kind of switch
52 Lavatory fixture
55 Low-scoring soccer result
56 Traditional habitats for pigeons
59 Paul of “There Will Be Blood”
60 Finch feeder filler
61 Chicken stock, e.g.
62 PC alternative
63 Skin opening
64 Noted seasonal worker
65 Forest ranger?
Down
1 Tweeters
2 Turkey
3 Unruffled
4 Swabs
5 Wide-eyed wonderment
6 Molecule whose structure was discovered by Rosalind Franklin
7 Consider
8 Garden west of Nod
9 Ninth-inning relievers, often
10 Desert wanderer’s mount in a 1972 hit by America
11 Chow for a chow, perhaps
12 Mountain route
17 Quaint farewells
19 Its Andean variety has the largest wingspan among all raptors
21 “Gangnam Style” musician
24 Ratite featured on Uruguayan currency
25 American raptor that’s the size of a mourning dove
28 Small brown passerine that holds its tail upright
30 Roll call call
31 African antelope
32 Qualifying words
33 Style featuring natural curl
35 Goose that might nest on volcanic ash
37 Its peregrine variety is the world’s fastest avian
38 Iconic metaphor for keen-eyed watchfulness
41 Artificial
43 Funnel-shaped
45 With 4-Across, mountain range in 44-Across
46 Put on
50 Important exam
51 Gathering of 1-Down, like that found in the center of this puzzle
52 Edge
53 Cookie with a creme filling
54 Small amounts
55 Worker protection agcy.
57 Very long time
58 QB’s throw: Abbr.