The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Rap group whose name comes from a martial arts film 11 Step up from Triple-A, with “the”
15 What many stargazers wonder
16 Onetime Mughal
capital 17 Basis of the Doctor’s adventures on “Doctor Who” 18 Twin 19 Call heard at
Arlington 20 What a bouncer
might bust up 21 With 48-Across, East Coast vacation spot 22 Ship, to its
skipper 23 Common sort 24 One of the
Nereids 25 It may be ridden by kids at a carnival 29 Languagewhich “seven”in is “jet” 31 Return from a
tunnel? 32 East or west leadin 33 “Great Dictator”
player of 1940 36 Film character who says “E.T., stay with me” 38 Dragon roll
ingredient 39 Home to Double-A baseball’s SeaWolves 41 Orbitz options 42 Spectacular 46 Loads of
investments? 47 Natural healer 48 See 21-Across
51 Scandal fodder 52 Preparatory course? 54 Like old records 55 Wasatch Mountains resort 56 Singer of the 1965 hit “Lemon Tree” 58 Hilarius succeeded him in A.D. 461 59 Look for 60 “First Take” airer 61 Doesn’t throw the book at
DOWN
1 Neighborhood in TV’s “Sanford and Son”
2 David had him slain, in the Bible 3 City immediately
west of Mesa
4 Knocks over
5 Clear
6 Make unclear,
in a way
7 Deep red
8 Darling
9 With a clean
slate
10 Carter of “Ain’t
Misbehavin’”
11 Procedural bully 12 One of the dinosaurs upon which Godzilla is based
13 Breakfast brand since 1897
14 Result of a
perfect pitch?
23 Fogg of fiction 24 Consider a
real star
25 Scammer’s
target
26 Potential Air
Medal recipient 27 Grp. that frowns upon illegal checks
28 “___ again?”
29 It had an episode titled “Little Green Men”
30 It might be worn
with short shorts 33 2.0
34 Music producer
Gotti
35 Long of “Alfie” 37 ___ word
40 “Liberté, ___, fraternité” (France’s motto) 43 Hang on to
44 Self-titled debut pop album of 1991
45 “Ain’t gonna
happen”
48 Pharmacy
figure
49 ___ remember 50 Quantity in the dairy aisle
51 Natural
depression
52 Solo, in a way 53 View from the Piazzale Michelangelo 54 Challenges
for stylists
57 ___ Fáil (ancient
crowning stone)