The New York Times

No. 0918

ACROSS

1 “Bor-r-ring” 6 Part of a parade 11 Stir-fry pan 14 Time’s Person of the Year for 2008 and 2012 15 Lofty abode 16 Reverence 17 Stable base for a drilling rig 19 Deuce, in tennis 20 ___ Leppard 21 Exam with a max. score of 180 22 Part of the lymphatic system 24 Muffler attachment 25 See-through 26 Forerunners of cellphones 29 Feisty

32 Tony, e.g. 33 Spanish ___ (historic site in Rome) 34 “Bravo!” 35 Launch party? 36 Dark-tongued Chinese dogs 37 Bed smaller than a queen

38 Slam

39 Poles, e.g. 40 Prominent cockatoo feature 41 “A little thing that makes a big difference,” per a popular saying 43 Props (up) 44 “The Sheik of ___” (1920s song) 45 Weapon in Clue 46 Late bloomers 48 Comes down with 49 Bankroll 52 Universal life force 53 How a perfect pitch comes … or a hint to the missing parts of the shaded answers 56 Overly 57 Loathing 58 Wash off 59 Ares, to Zeus 60 Rector’s residence 61 Feast without yeast

DOWN

1 Cobra feature 2 Tony’s counterpart

3 Feature of a skate park 4 Ballpark figure 5 Green-headed duck 6 Like some errors and attractions 7 Split 8 Treasure on the Spanish Main 9 Blimps and zeppelins 10 Tones down

11 Tall landmark in many a town 12 Boo-boo 13 Eager 18 Garage sale caveat 23 Welcoming wreath 24 Prefix with watt

25 Gushes 26 Symbol of China 27 Be in store for 28 Business often combined with a minimart

29 Hat worn by Abraham Lincoln 30 Dedicatee of a Beethoven bagatelle 31 Dings 33 Of questionable repute 36 Popular mixer 37 Trampled 39 “American Idol” quest

40 They may follow shots 42 Boiling blood 43 Meyers of latenight TV

45 “I can take it from here”

46 Stops procrastinating 47 “Get outta here!” 48 Serengeti herd 49 Trachea 50 Vaulted recess 51 Certain animals playing in “Home on the Range” 54 Have the best time, say

55 Kind of filling