The New York Times

No. 0608

ACROSS

1 Tech’s character set 6 City on a gulf of the same name 10 Blow 14 Tip, say 15 ___ war (conflict unlikely to hurt anyone) 16 Letters on a crucifix 17 Oxymoronic break 20 Love lines? 21 Passes (out) 22 It’s a gas 23 Had more than one could handle 25 Sleepy still? 26 Brief flashes 27 Slacker’s opposite 29 Stick in the dugout 31 Abbr. after U.S.M.C., maybe 32 Was patronizing, in a way 36 Room backstage at a playhouse 37 Step-by-step instructions? 38 Bit of fudge? 39 Pleasant forecast 40 Palynologists study them 44 Bit of fishing equipment 47 Part of Michelangelo’s “David” once maliciously broken with a hammer 49 Send a revealing image, say 50 Stock holding 51 Green film character 53 Chance to take stock, for short 54 Coinage of 2000 57 Risk territory bordering Ukraine and Afghanistan 58 Quash 59 Star of “North Dallas Forty,” 1979 60 Public firing? 61 Having the resources 62 Wide gap

DOWN

1 “The Handmaid’s Tale” novelist 2 Poorly crafted 3 Proceed wildly 4 Newspaper coverage 5 “Just playing” 6 Cinematographer’s consideration 7 Long gestation for a film, informally 8 They often start with elections 9 Rams home, for short 10 Actress/singer Gaynor 11 Local leader 12 Led 13 Descriptor for a police force 18 Plea bargain component 19 Sister company of Yahoo 24 One of the Wayans brothers 26 Nursery bagful 28 Foreign language dictionary abbr. 30 Porters may be found near them 33 ___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines 34 Rabbit’s favorite chain restaurant? 35 List from an etiquette expert 36 Symbol of San Francisco 37 Like some laws 38 Finally admit, say 41 Ignatius J. ___, protagonist in “A Confederacy of Dunces” 42 Many Lost Generation poets, briefly 43 Puts away 45 Norman Vincent ___, best-selling motivational writer 46 Web address ender 48 Keynote 51 Tar 52 High-quality coffee variety 55 ___ moment 56 Easy pitch

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