The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALEX EATON-SALNERS ACROSS

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Best-selling crime novelist Caleb With 17-Across, landmark consecrated in 1561 Shindig

It has 12 territories in Risk Paul ___, pioneer in graph theory 16 Taurus, for one 17 See 5-Across 20 Unvarying

21 Sack

22 Danced to un

bandoneón 23 Things formed at the bases of dogears

24 ___-out clause 25 “Grand Old Opry”

airer

26 Helen with the 1972#1 hit “I Am Woman”

29 Word with dirty or

dream

32 Beef up

36 Split

personalities? 37 Company whose headquarters were the world’s tallest building for nearly 25 years

39 ___ Combs

a.k.a. Diddy 40 Part of the cabinet since 2002, for short 41 Faced facts 43 Stat affected by smog levels: Abbr.

44 Showing signs of

tear?

45 Beat 5 10 14

15 46 Two

47 “How goes it?”

equivalent 49 Island locale 51 “The Point,” in

brief

52 Align

54 ___ Speaker

(Parliament title) 55 Pay (for) 57 Cuomo, for one:

Abbr.

58 Cuomo, for one 59 Related to the

kidneys 60 Christmas ___ 61

State that borders Bhutan 62 Imported

European wheels 63 Place to lie low 64 Possible answer

to “Which ones?”

1

Notable voyager of 1497 Position that might require flexibility Like the dough for naan, but not for roti

For whom some spiritual dances are performed Sonnet’s conclusion Bowed Homeof Sawtooth Natl. Forest Insensitive, in a way

Bit of concert merchandise 10 Area of South Dakota Things examined by psychics Rocket part 17 and 18, but not 19 or 20 18 Out of it 19 Disney’s princess

of Avalor 2 3 4 5

6 7

8 9 11

12 13

DOWN

26 Where to find

5-/17-Across 27 Beat 28 Shakespearean character who says “His unkindness may defeat my life, / But never taint my love” 29 Suffering from

desynchronosis 30 Props for some beach house décor, maybe Cover the costs, but that’s all 33 One not to

beat 34 Establishments that might offer margaritas 35 Prominent feature of 5-/17-Across depicted in this puzzle’s grid 37 “Semper Fidelis”

composer 38 “Gnossiennes” composer N.C.A.A. eligibility consideration 42 Court cry

48 ___ Games 50 Come to blows 53 Meander

56 A couple of

million?

58 Yoga convenience 31 41