The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS 1 Gum- producing plant
5 Addition to a compost pile
9 Rush home?
13 Store discount come- on 15 ___- Turkish War
( post- WWI conflict)
16 “Doesn’t concern me” 17 Take two
18 “Not true!”
19 Former Houston
hockey team 20 Illustration,
for example: Abbr.
21 Ad time filler, for short 22 Half of an interrogation
team
24 Neighbors of Estonians 26 First American film in which a toilet in heard being flushed ( 1960) 28 Equally distant
31 Cry at a surprise
birthday party
33 Shut ( up)
34 Pull a fast one on 35 Chill
36 Where a stud might go 37 Big name in deco
design
38 Hipsteresque,
in a way
39 Struck out
40 Like bonds
designated AAA
42 A- listers
44 Little mischief- makers 46 Fernando or Felipe, once 47 Word with
nursing or training 50 Touch of color
51 One making a living by pushing drugs, informally 54 Contend
55 Sound evidence? 56 Good earth
57 Stay with a friend, say 58 Concerning
59 What areology
is the study of 60 Synthetic fiber,
for short DOWN
1 Sources of cashmere 2 Openly confident 3 ___ fusion ( cuisine) 4 Large quantity
5 Like the role of Albus Dumbledore after the second Harry Potter movie 6 All huffy
7 “Me neither” 8 Poindexter
9 Gives away to a better home, in a modern coinage 10 Back in again
11 One who hates
heights
12 Messes around
( with)
14 Daffy Duck, notably 15 Addressees of
valedictories 23 High point
24 “Nobody ever
told me,” e. g. 25 Deposits in
some banks
27 Bit of punditry
28 “___ Death,” movement from
“Peer Gynt”
29 Metal in a junk heap 30 Cause of typos,
humorously
32 One who gives a
lot of orders
35 Be highly regarded 39 Clean lightly,
as a floor
41 Listings in a
travel guide 43 Metaphor for
penthouse suites 45 Back problem
47 “Project Runway”
cable channel
48 Turn back
49 Mimic’s skill 50 Anklebones
52 Activity for which you need a fair amount of wiggle room
53 On