The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ANDREW J. RIES

ACROSS

1 Thick rugs

6 Like some exams and medicines

10 Pack (down) 14 No-no

15 Actress Moore of

“Ghost”

16 ___ 51 (U.F.O. landing site? … hmm)

17 Toward the back 18 Rule by a small

group

20 Early addendum to the Constitution 22 Radio host Glass 23 Doves’ home 24 Stag’s mate 27 Crying … or laughing hysterically 31 “I’ve got it!” 33 Train unit 34 Gutenberg

invention

37 Coup d’___ 39 “Woo-hoo!” 40 NSFW stuff 41 Sauna plus massage at a spa, perhaps 46 “… ___ he drove

out of sight …” 47 Traveling, as a

band

48 Slowly burn

50 N, E, W and S, on a compass: Abbr.

51 Follower of open

or pigeon 54 Spartans’ sch. 55 1998 Hanks/Ryan

rom-com … or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across 60 Welcoming environment for everyone 63 Dwelling 64 Someone sought

by mil. police 65 Semihard Dutch

cheese

66 What some couples do with their wedding vows

67 Outside of an

orange 68 Almanacs and

atlases, for short 69 Tire pattern

DOWN

1 Wild guess

2 Mata ___ (W.W. I

spy)

3 Brother betrayed

in the Bible 4 Heavily padded

hockey player 5 Sisterly

6 Febreze target 7 Ancient artifact 8 “Adios, ___!” 9 Something waved at concerts prior to the age of cellphones 10 Covers with black

goo

11 Section of a

circumference 12 “I’m not

impressed” 13 Equal ___ for

equal work 19 Avidly enjoyed 21 Taxi charge 24 Adjudged 25 “Fine, works for

me”

26 Occasion for an

egg roll

27 Frozen summer

treat

28 Floating on water 29 Land parcels 30 Ocular affliction 32 $200 Monopoly

properties: Abbr. 35 Little bit

36 Snake ___ (dice

roll)

38 Boxing ruling, for

short 42 Dealership

inventory 43 Large-mouthed

food fish

44 Peas, to some classroom pranksters 45 Writing in script,

nowadays 49 Wood for

building

52 Give the slip 53 Java without the

jolt

55 Holler

56 Pearls and

peridots 57 First-class 58 Notion 59 Raunchy

60 What tapping a

maple yields 61 Dazzle

62 Dr. No, to James

Bond