NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 One who might call you out
7 ___ pepper
12 Prez featured in
“Annie” 15 Enthusiastic fan 16 ___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend’s 2022 Car of the Year
17 Grassy expanse 18 Refrain in a 1970 hit
by the Kinks 20 Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea 21 Casual vodka order 22 Muscat native 23 Some reactions on
Slack
24 “Yep, noticed that” 26 “Oh, you wanna
fight!”
28 Refrain in a 1971 hit
by David Bowie 34 ___-owned (merchandise designation) 35 One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon
36 Serbian American
inventor
37 Hindu god
embodying virtue 39 Everlasting,
poetically 42 Flatbread that can
be served with dal 43 What offers worldwide protection? 45 State boldly 46 “hahahaha” 47 Refrain in a 1965 hit
by the Who 52 Corporate
department
53 Privy to
54 Longtime TV singing series, to fans
56 Places for evil
geniuses
59 Thing with a ping 63 Sandwich you really need two hands to eat
64 Refrain in a 2008
hit by Lady Gaga 66 What makes most
moist?
67 Fleece seeker 68 “War and Peace” character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon
69 East Asian currency 70 Things dragged
uphill
71 Trade mag for
marketers
DOWN
1 “www” addresses 2 Defense from some attackers 3 Short-sleeved shirt 4 Like a type that leans right?
5 Enjoy with gusto 6 Big Band ___
7 $1 bill, in slang 8 Dance with a festive skirt
9 Like Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” or “Marilyn Diptych” 10 Frasier’s ex-wife on “Frasier”
11 State west of Wyo. 12 Going it alone 13 The “D” in CODA 14 Head-butts, e.g. 19 Tackle at the knees, e.g.
23 One who’s finished 25 Zenith
27 Took a load off 28 Outrageous 29 Substance that
makes blood red 30 Fair and honest 31 Actor ___ Villechaize
of “Fantasy Island” 32 John from England 33 Whiz (through) 34 Big dance 38 Sweetheart 40 Surefire
41 Actor Mcgregor 44 Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat 48 Female friend,
informally
49 Go by
50 Hot, hot, hot 51 Shortly
54 “Oho!”
55 Novel with the desert planet Arrakis
57 Tech product officially discontinued in 2022
58 Carter of jazz and
Perlman of film 60 Take the leap 61 Land unit
62 Raise a big stink 64 Slumber duds 65 Org. with an Office
of Water