The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Afraid of getting shot 10 Send a bunch of messages to, say 14 Sob stories

15 Keep in check 16 Slanted writing 17 Creature with a 17-month gestation period 18 Eject

19 “The way I see it ...” 20 Many PSAT takers, for short

21 That’s a wrap!

22 Drew attention to 24 Aloof 28 Something shared by churchgoers 29 Layer of dark green eggs 30 It gets typed 31 Rapidly cooled, as metal 33 One quick to pass judgment

34 Music style associated with George Clinton, informally

36 Put on

37 “There is no literature and art without ___”: Thomas Pynchon 39 Dirty or daily follower 40 Checker of vitals, for short

41 ___ Lady

(Virgin Mary’s title) 42 23andMe service 44 Breather

46 Like Chianti 47 Clearheaded

48 Works toward one’s passion?

50 Effuse

54 About 55 Character in “All’s Well That Ends Well” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 57 Viking king of note 58 NASA’s InSight probe,

for one

59 Org. that rings a bell 60 Acted omnipotent

DOWN

1 Crime boss

2 Public house options 3 Contents of some childproof containers, for short

4 “Exit full screen” button

5 Cheer for

6 Financially OK

7 Like some Olympic

races

8 Folksy

9 Kyoto cash 10 Skedaddle

11 #2 on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” 12 Pioneer in hydrostatics 13 Many an aspiring exec, academically 14 Young ’un 20 Planted

21 Card holding?

23 Something you shouldn’t do around Christmas 24 Scattering of things 25 Theoretically, but not actually 26 Supports for some athletes

27 Big brass 31 Acting as 32 Curdle 34 Something you shouldn’t do around Christmas 35 Brilliantly colored gemstone

38 Film ___ 39 Stereotypical teller of a groan-worthy joke 42 Black-tie 43 Company that makes Coffee-mate 45 Cause of irritation 49 Cartoon pal of the monkey Boots

50 Bit of percussion 51 Prom coif

52 Take off

53 “I’m with ___” 55 Product from Fender 56 “Sick, dude!”