The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Ibsen heroine 5 Nickname in early jazz piano 10 Mining target 14 “Is there anything else I can help with?” 16 Rocker, perhaps 17 “I’d really appreciate this favor” 18 Of no value 19 “___ mess” 20 They fall apart when the stakes are raised 21 Flat screen? 22 John ___, secret identity of the Lone Ranger 24 Assembly 25 Outline in the Arby’s logo 26 What “Mac” means 28 United Christendom movement 32 More than nods 34 Western sidekick 35 To a tee 38 Overlooks 39 Warrant 41 Wife of Albert Einstein 42 They discuss texts 44 Western city that shares its name with a tree 48 Kind of replication 49 One of the friends on “Friends” 51 Kotb on morning TV 52 Key presenter 54 Baseball’s Buck 56 Track advantage 57 Dr. Seuss’ “And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street” 58 All- comers’ discussion 60 Popular assistant 61 One who’s seen but not heard? Just the opposite! 62 Delicacy 63 Sleep ___ 64 “Boy Meets World” boy
DOWN
1 Depths 2 Famous play call? 3 One side in the Brexit vote 4 Answer to one’s mate 5 Became one 6 Great pains 7 Early Nahuatl speaker 8 Elevate, redundantly 9 Mention as an afterthought 10 Stiff a restaurant 11 Doing grown- up things, in modern lingo 12 Ring 13 Entente member 15 Lead- in to a meal? 21 May in England 23 “No kidding!” 27 Speedster 29 ___ of America 30 Take in 31 Questionnaire check box option 33 Exit ___ 35 Bush in Florida 36 Game with a discard pile 37 Something that might build character over time? 40 Ace of Base genre 41 Heart 43 Steak option 45 Eye site 46 One going over the line 47 Table linens 50 The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” vis- à- vis “Revolution” 52 Navigation hazard 53 Land east of the Suez Canal 55 Verdant expanse 58 Results of oogenesis 59 Include surreptitiously, in a way