The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Foggy mental states 6 Play a role onstage 9 Wild hog
13 Atlantic or Pacific 14 Soothing substance 15 Bullets and BBs 16 Italian food item that can be stuffed and baked
18 Doesn’t stop talking 19 Common canine command
20 Militia of farmers, e.g. 22 ___ Solo of 2018’s
“Solo”
23 Corn unit
24 “He’s so polite”
32 Sir’s counterpart 33 What poi is made from 34 What a plane’s hold
holds
35 ___-Man (shrinking
Marvel superhero) 36 Hit musical set in
Argentina 38 Something the ecoconscious bring to a grocery
39 “I.e.,” spelled out 42 Vaper’s device
43 A-list group at an
event
44 It may allow a text document to be displayed on a web page 47 Once ___ while
48 No room at the ___ (problem once in Bethlehem) 49 3, 5 or 7, but not 9 55 Guerrilla ___ Guevara 58 “Today” co-host Kotb 59 “Keep this between us” ? or hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 61 December 24 and 31,
e.g.
62 One probably not with the jocks at the lunch table
63 Practices boxing 64 Watered down, as
coffee
65 Verizon Fios or Comcast’s Xfinity, for short 66 Striped cat
DOWN
1 Kangaroo movements 2 Berry marketed as a
superfood
3 Lemon rind
4 Consume
5 Get testy with
6 Lager alternatives 7 ___ wars (longtime
advertising battle) 8 Early computer connection protocol 9 Where San Francisco
and Oakland are 10 Actor Epps
11 12-hour toggle on
clocks
12 Flushed, as cheeks 14 “Eureka!”
17 Its members serve
six-year terms 21 Barber’s powder 22 Nonkosher sandwich
meat
24 “A Fish Called ___”
(1988 comedy) 25 Jealous critic, informally
26 Judge’s mallet 27 Writer Jong
28 Away from the office 29 Head honcho 30 Open-mouthed 31 Spiced holiday drinks 32 Seriously injure 37 Texas A&M team 40 Robber’s identity-protecting headwear 41 Something carried by
a singer 43 Tradesperson’s vehicle 45 Sandwich with grill
marks
46 Turmoil
49 [What a relief!] 50 Wander about
51 What a light bulb
indicates in cartoons 52 Beehive State tribe 53 Car sticker fig.
54 Word to a dog that has just chewed the sofa
55 One who complains,
complains, complains 56 Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme 57 Website for craft vendors
60 Busy worker in April,
for short