The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 “Flick your ___” (longtime

slogan)

4 Mother, in Mexico

9 Fella

13 Promising words 14 Dominated, in sports lingo 15 1970 hit for the Kinks 16 Hoot

18 International service organization with a dove in its logo

20 Exercise in a pool

22 City in ancient Crete with a

renowned labyrinth 23 Walks and runs, for two 24 Bygone MGM rival 26 Formerly

27 Words from a pourer

29 Hit BBC series since 1963,

informally

32 Bleats

34 Low-___ (blurry, maybe) 35 More prone to prying 36 Mixed martial arts org. 37 Element of plumage … and a feature shared by every answer crossing this one 39 Oversee, as a case 40 “Dewey Defeats ___,” infamous Chicago Tribune headline of 1948 42 Managed

43 ___ Mix

44 L.A.’s region

45 Attached, as a patch 47 Chapel Hill sch.

48 Sort

49 Kind of switch

52 Lavatory fixture 55 Low-scoring soccer result 56 Traditional habitats for

pigeons 59 Paul of “There Will Be Blood” 60 Finch feeder filler

61 Chicken stock, e.g.

62 PC alternative

63 Skin opening

64 Noted seasonal worker 65 Forest ranger?

DOWN

1 Tweeters

2 Turkey

3 Unruffled

4 Swabs

5 Wide-eyed wonderment 6 Molecule whose structure was discovered by Rosalind Franklin

7 Consider

8 Garden west of Nod 9 Ninth-inning relievers, often 10 Desert wanderer’s mount in

a 1972 hit by America 11 Chow for a chow, perhaps 12 Mountain route

17 Quaint farewells

19 Its Andean variety has the largest wingspan among all raptors

21 “Gangnam Style” musician 24 Ratite featured on

Uruguayan currency 25 American raptor that’s the size of a mourning dove

28 Small brown passerine that holds its tail upright

30 Roll call call

31 African antelope 32 Qualifying words

33 Style featuring natural curl 35 Goose that might nest on volcanic ash

37 Its peregrine variety is the world’s fastest avian 38 Iconic metaphor for keeneyed watchfulness 41 Artificial

43 Funnel-shaped

45 With 4-Across, mountain range in 44-Across

46 Put on

50 Important exam

51 Gathering of 1-Down, like that found in the center of this puzzle

52 Edge

53 Cookie with a creme filling

54 Small amounts

55 Worker protection agcy.

57 Very long time

58 QB’s throw: Abbr.