The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Soldier who
deserted 5 Daughters’
counterparts 9 Archcompetitor 14 Sitarist Shankar who tutored the Beatles
15 “Shall I compare ___ to a summer’s day?” 16 Upper crust 17 Something on a
list
18 Taj Mahal locale 19 Closes with a
bang 20 Hoped-for experience at a casino 23 Residences that may have groundskeepers 24 Oaty cereal 28 Sprinkle often
paired with salt 31 ___ Diamond, author of popular science books
34 Modern love? 35 Pledge drive
giveaway 36 “What ___ the
chances?” 37 Digital birthday
greeting 39 Classic doll with “Shaving Fun” and “Mod Hair” versions 40 Degs. for
entrepreneurs 42 On the ___
(fleeing) 43 Ominous note
from a boss 45 Fashion designer’s purchase 49 Designer Giorgio 50 Eavesdropping
range
54 Early advantage … or what 20-, 28- and 45-Across each have?
57 Apple tablets 60 Tweak, as text 61 “On top of that
…”
62 Lakeside rental 63 Nintendo
competitor 64 Bad cafeteria
food, say 65 College boards,
e.g. 66 Powdered drink once used by NASA 67 Desires
DOWN
1 Get out of bed 2 Actress Naomi 3 For all to see 4 Mouth-puckering
green drink 5 Belmont ___ 6 “Goodness
gracious!”
7 Kind of ball it’s hard to hurt anyone with
8 ___ of approval 9 Sort of dog that’s ready for a new home 10 Poorly hidden, as
a secret
11 By way of
12 Prez dispenser? 13 Broadway’s “___
Misérables” 21 Just slightly 22 Called strikes and balls at a game
25 Broke the
silence, in a way 26 “See if I care what they do!,” informally 27 Cara who sang “Flashdance … What a Feeling” 29 Michelle with the bestselling memoir “Becoming” 30 Distant
31 Big name in
smoothies 32 Ann ___, Mich. 33 Sphere of
influence 37 Spritelike 38 Half-___ (latte
option)
41 Fame in the field of sports or entertainment 43 Lancelot and Gawain of legend 44 Blissful state 46 Burdens of
proof 47 Harmless 48 Motley, as a
crew
51 Actress and spokesmodel Berry
52 Cinema legend
Welles
53 Sporty car roofs 55 Tweets often
come from here 56 “What’s the big
___?”
57 Swelling
soother 58 Roman peace 59 Actress de Armas of “No Time to Die”