THE NEW YORK TIMES

No. 1105

ACROSS

1 Result of a rise, perhaps 8 Other half

14 One of the Balearic Islands 15 Dessert order at a Mexican restaurant 16 Quirky sort 17 Life-form led by Optimus Prime in the “Transformers” movies 18 Monthly expense 19 Ballpark figure 21 ___ Lonely Boys, group with the 2004 hit “Heaven” 23 Button for enlarging an image

24 Mark of perfection 25 Expose 28 Really, really 31 Gender-___ 34 T-Bird alternative 36 Cabbage alternative? 37 “This isn’t a trick question”

40 “___ c’est Paris” (French soccer club slogan) 41 Vibe

42 Airs during the holidays 43 Jimmy of high-end footwear 45 Made it through 47 Pro in D.C. 49 Exaggerated 50 “The Bachelorette” network

53 Deli lunch options 57 Sound after a sip 59 Midcruise milieu 60 Where Bill and Hillary first met 62 In 63 Budgeting class? 64 Automotive amenity that offers an annual Santa Tracker 65 Stingrays, often

DOWN

1 Emissions concern 2 Like some pools 3 “Thus …” 4 What something bacillary is shaped like

5 Word with wonder or designer 6 Protest movement launched in 2011, familiarly 7 Peace slogan 8 Barricaded

9 To ___ mildly 10 Cry from a balcony 11 Big adventure through the concrete jungle 12 Emissions concern 13 Ciudad del ___, Paraguay’s largest city after Asunción 15 Sound investment in the 1980s?

20 Follower of Jesus Christ?

22 Paper cut, e.g. 26 Troubles

27 ___ power 29 Sovereign land, so to speak 30 Excuses

31 It has a $100 billion line of credit with the Treasury Dept. 32 Cousin of a firth 33 Ones calling the strikes? 35 Zwölf minus elf 38 Chill

39 “___ problem” 44 Acorn, by another name

46 Fine wool source 48 Cybertruck maker 51 Mowgli’s teacher in “The Jungle Book” 52 Belt wearer, perhaps 53 Lead-in to -graphic 54 Keeping current with 55 Graduation class

56 This is taking fore-e-ever 58 Many start with “I”: Abbr. 61 Sinus doc