The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Bloke
5 One “trapped” in an invisible box
9 Subtle expression of disrespect, in slang
14 ___ Hashana
15 Something you might trip on
16 Just a mirage, maybe
17 Camera setting
18 “Citizen ___”
19 What you might do on a first date
20 Unchangeable
23 Remove from power
24 Nerve-racking parts of games, in brief
25 Reined in, as one’s enthusiasm
28 Its card numbers all begin with 4
30 Rotational speed meas.
33 Reds state?
34 Dressy floor-length garment
37 Molten rock
39 Long, long ___
40 ___-Loompa (Willy Wonka worker)
41 Something a kid might blow right through
44 One of 435 in the House
45 Foxy
46 Young lady
47 World Cup chant
49 Key above a tilde
50 Years, in Spain
51 Set of legendary objects from the Harry Potter series found at the ends of 20-, 34- and 41-Across
58 Airline whose name is a Greek letter
59 “How ___ Your Mother”
60 Like some twins and grins
61 Moray catcher
62 Peak
63 Slip (into)
64 Goes across
65 The “m” of F = ma
66 Offered, as a defense
DOWN
1 Where something unpleasant may stick
2 Golden ___ (time shortly before sunset)
3 Sparkling Italian wine
4 Spoil a shot, in a way
5 Just manages
6 “This is too much for me”
7 iPad ___
8 Paradise
9 Tex-Mex offering that lacks much crunch
10 Circles overhead?
11 Z ___ zebra
12 Warning of disaster
13 Winter hrs. in New Jersey
21 Election day in the U.S.: Abbr.
22 Onetime Cubs slugger Sammy
25 Components of many
barbershop logos
26 Rental with 10-, 15-, 17-,
20- and 26-foot sizes 27 “Eleanor ___”
(1966 Beatles hit)
28 Site of replicas of the Statue
of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower
29 De-wrinkle
30 Juliet’s love
31 Vatican-related
32 Play for the N.H.L., say
35 Dogs’ “dogs”
36 What not to do over
something out of your control
38 Popular Converse shoes
42 Apiece
43 Contributes to a GoFundMe, e.g.
48 Online chuckle
49 Devoured
50 Sounds of interruption
51 Like the diving end of a pool
52 Jazz’s Fitzgerald
53 Youngest Hemsworth brother
54 Many a gym locale, for short
55 Like the Kia and Hyundai logos
56 Sage
57 “Calvin and Hobbes” conveyance
58 ___ Plaines, Ill.