The New York Times
No. 0821
ACROSS
1 Best-selling crime novelist Caleb 5 With 17-Across, landmark consecrated in 1561 10 Shindig
14 It has 12 territories in Risk
15 Paul ___, pioneer in graph theory 16 Taurus, for one 17 See 5-Across 20 Unvarying 21 Sack 22 Danced to un bandoneón 23 Things formed at the bases of dogears 24 ___-out clause 25 “Grand Old Opry” airer
26 Helen with the 1972 #1 hit “I Am Woman” 29 Word with dirty or dream
32 Beef up
36 Split personalities? 37 Company whose headquarters were the world’s tallest building for nearly 25 years 39 ___ Combs a.k.a. Diddy 40 Part of the cabinet since 2002, for short
41 Faced facts 43 Stat affected by smog levels: Abbr. 44 Showing signs of tear?
45 Beat
46 Two
47 “How goes it?” equivalent 49 Island locale 51 “The Point,” in brief 52 Align
54 ___ Speaker (Parliament title) 55 Pay (for) 57 Cuomo, for one: Abbr. 58 Cuomo, for one 59 Related to the kidneys 60 Christmas ___ 61 State that borders Bhutan 62 Imported European wheels
63 Place to lie low 64 Possible answer to “Which ones?”
DOWN
1 Notable voyager of 1497 2 Position that might require flexibility 3 Like the dough for naan, but not for roti
4 For whom some spiritual dances are performed 5 Sonnet’s conclusion 6 Bowed
7 Home of Sawtooth Natl. Forest 8 Insensitive, in a way
9 Bit of concert merchandise 10 Area of South Dakota 11 Things examined by psychics 12 Rocket part
13 17 and 18, but not 19 or 20 18 Out of it 19 Disney’s princess of Avalor 26 Where to find 5-/17-Across 27 Beat 28 Shakespearean character who says “His unkindness may defeat my life, / But never taint my love” 29 Suffering from desynchronosis 30 Props for some beach house décor, maybe 31 Cover the costs, but that’s all 33 One not to beat 34 Establishments that might offer margaritas 35 Prominent feature of 5-/17-Across depicted in this puzzle’s grid 37 “Semper Fidelis” composer 38 “Gnossiennes” composer 41 N.C.A.A. eligibility consideration 42 Court cry
48 ___ Games 50 Come to blows 53 Meander
56 A couple of million? 58 Yoga convenience