The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Ball in a gym, maybe 5 More than buds
9 Country whose name is believed to come from ancient Greek for
“honey- sweet”
14 Prefix with static or dynamic 15 Superhero in “The
Incredibles”
17 Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis
18 They’re made up of stacked sheets
19 “Whatever”
21 Ram sign
22 Director Lee
23 Whiskey or beer choice 24 Columbia athlete
25 “The Color Purple” protagonist
27 It’s used in a flash
28 Org. for good drivers
31 Like some monogrammed towels
33 1980s-’ 90s series set in
California
35 Way to go … or, as two words,
lead- in to “way to go”
36 ___- pop
37 Bring down
38 Overlook
39 Trainees known to work
notoriously long hours 41 Med. device regulator 42 Scrunches up
44 Some like it hot
45 Lead- in to amorous
46 One may be cooped up 47 How-___ 49 Not sleepy
51 Stage for a big star?
53 “Preach!”
55 Pants, slangily
56 TV host in the World Golf Hall
of Fame
57 Life partner
58 “The funny thing is …”
59 The Forest Service is part of
it, in brief
60 Brand with “Classic” and
“Wavy” varieties
DOWN
1 Diplomatic gift from China 2 Made peace
3 Crush something? 4 Feature of Tokyo’s Imperial
Palace
5 Secured, as a sailor’s rope 6 Signal for help
7 Actress Alice of old
Hollywood
8 Abbr. aptly hidden in
COMPASSES
9 Eyebrow- filling technique 10 “What’s that ___?”
11 “What’s that ___?” 12 Número atómico of lithium 13 Hilton ___, Pulitzer- winning critic for The New Yorker 16 Be behind
20 Beyond awkward
24 Groin pulls?
26 A. P. English subj. 27 Gymnastics eponym of a double back somersault with three twists
28 Meteor showers?
29 Food- filled field
30 Blows away
31 Like 50 U. S. senators 32 Indefatigable
34 Not yet astir
40 Cold brew
43 Los ___ ( city in Silicon
Valley)
45 ___ code
46 In one ear?
48 Movie reviewers often trash
them
49 During
50 Act like a shark, in a way 51 Density symbols
52 “___ pass”
53 Fuss
54 Day when the Last Supper is
commemorated: Abbr.