The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Noble title
5 Deity from whose hair flows the
river Ganga
10 “Hold it right there!”
14 Dublin’s land
15 Like a mouse
16 “You don’t need to tell me” 17 “That 1978 musical? Amazing
movie!”
19 Long (for)
20 ___ moment
21 Sully
22 One in a black suit
23 Thai hot-and-sour soup
25 “That 2009 Pixar film? Incredibly
well made!”
27 Thereabouts
28 ___ Kippur
31 Cereal with a Mega Stuf version 32 Life or death, e.g.
34 Coelho who wrote “The
Alchemist”
36 “That 2013 Disney movie? Pretty
decent!”
40 Experience four seasons in one
day, say?
41 “Here’s the thing ...”
43 Complete collection, say 47 “Raiders of the Lost Ark” menace 49 Blows away
51 “That 2009 science fiction flick?
Freaking epic!”
53 Biblical mount
55 Plants used in skin care
products
56 Early employer of Steve Jobs 59 It’s what makes you you
60 Boy’s name in a #1 Beatles hit 61 “That 2011 neo-noir? Insanely
good!”
63 Sharif who played the tite role in
“Doctor Zhivago” 64 Dummkopf
65 Biblical figure who is compared
to “a hairy garment”
66 Some wines
67 Cardiologist’s tool
68 Fellow
DOWN
1 Smoothly, in music
2 Noisemaker often heard after a
touchdown
3 Aspires to
4 Pro choice?
5 R-rated, in a way
6 Preference for an audiophile 7 “Let’s do this thing!”
8 Collection of traits necessary for “the achievement of great things,” as theorized by Machiavelli
9 Suffix with lemon
or lime
10 1960s-’70s archetype
11 Italian Alpine cheese
12 What one might
say when the coast is clear? 13 Responsibility for a social media
manager
18 Nickname found in consecutive
letters of the alphabet
22 It’s usually taken outside 24 Part of B.Y.O.B.
26 Bit of golf attire
29 Tap, as an app
30 Comics read from right to left 33 Some prestigious prizes 35 Functions
37 Baked ___
38 Where more pigs live than
people
39 Largest food delivery company in
the U.S.
42 Seven-night holiday
43 The “key of glory,” in the Baroque
period
44 Body, for hair
45 Thingamajig
46 Sinister smiles
48 Judy Garland, to Liza Minnelli 50 What many children are told not to do on Christmas Eve, but encouraged to do on New Year’s Eve
52 Deck with the Major and Minor
Arcana
54 Flair of wrestling
57 Part of a makeshift swing 58 Stratford’s river
61 Private chats on social media,
for short
62 Abbreviation often accompanied
by a red dot