The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Flatten like a bug

7 Was long and boring

14 Many a bug 16 Tart taproom

offering 17 Mistaken

18 Down the road 19 Many a saint,

originally 20 Chain restaurant … or what a kangaroo might say? 22 “Actually, I just realized something …” 23 Secure with a

click

25 Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e.g.

26 It’s administered for shedding 31 Aegean Sea

island

32 ___ Green a.k.a. the Witch of Wall Street 33 Cartoon character whose last name is Szyslak 34 Design

35 Impala, e.g. 36 Chapati

alternative 37 Hebrew name meaning “ascent” 38 Curry powder

ingredient 39 Sloughs off 40 Star attraction? 43 Off the ___ 44 Cry from behind a door 45 Fragrant tree

type

48 Subtle

endorsements 49 Big whoop 52 Intentions 54 Marathon runner’s wear

56 “Wish me luck!” 57 Rubber

production? 58 Eponym of the N.H.L.’s points leader award 59 Bumptious

DOWN

1 Guard’s place 2 Word with dinner or dollar

3 Some travelers along the Oregon Trail 4 Sporting blade 5 Presents unexpectedly 6 Fuss 7 Connection inits. 8 Showing a bit of gray hair, say 9 Final exam? 10 Started acting responsibly 11 Mix-and-match children’s clothing brand 12 Sci-fi race mirroring the bourgeoisie 13 Sign of progress 15 Punctuate a killer performance 21 Really didn’t hold back

23 Priory of ___ (group in “The Da Vinci Code”) 24 “That’s no longer

the case” 26 Pixar character with a pet cockroach 27 Something turned off on vacation 28 What a dot on a map might represent: Abbr.

29 Not inclined 30 Point of view,

metaphorically 31 Blueprint bit 35 ___ La Table (high-end cookware retailer)

36 Feast or famine 38 What some handles are created for 39 Look inside, say 41 Cartoonist Will who popularized the term “graphic novel” 42 Materials for

some chests 45 ___ Men (“Who Let the Dogs Out” group) 46 Smoking or

drinking, e.g. 47 Newsstand display, informally 49 Neighbor 50 Gossip

51 Evil hypnotist’s

directive 53 Letters often meant to be read from afar 55 “Cómo es ___?” (Spanish “Why?”)