The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS 1 Winning a blue ribbon 5 San ___ ( California
city, informally)
9 Trite
14 State as fact
15 Toy that hurts when
you step on it barefoot 16 Defendant’s excuse 17 Some deep voices 19 Kind of snack chip 20 Letter container: Abbr. 21 Have debts
22 When a plane is due
to leave, for short 24 Sweetie
25 Her: Fr.
27 Parts of gas stoves 29 Like movies with considerable sex or violence
31 “___ a stinker?” ( Bugs
Bunny catchphrase) 32 Friendship
33 Kind of cherry 34 Electrical adapter
letters
38 “Dee- lish!”
39 Mash- up
42 Paris street
43 One who’s well- versed
in the arts?
45 Stout and porter 46 Protein builder, informally
48 Sharp or sour in taste 50 Fireplace log holders 51 Where touchdowns
are scored 54 Prefix with business or culture 55 Seoul- based automaker 56 Pretty ___ picture 57 “Dude” 58 College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 61 They were released from Pandora’s box 63 “That was fortunate” 66 Special Forces headgear 67 One of several on a superhighway 68 Analogy phrase 69 “Get Yer ___ Out!” ( Rolling Stones live album) 70 School founded by Henry VI 71 Auto license issuers, for short DOWN 1 Sweetie
2 Actress ___ Rachel
Wood
3 Be in jail
4 Prefix with cycle
5 With 50- Down, place that this puzzle grid represents
6 Descartes who said “I
think, therefore I am” 7 Grow older
8 Some facial jewelry 9 One holding people up 10 Pie ___ mode 11 Limited kind of market 12 Despise
13 Detroit pro team
18 “See? What’d I say!” 23 Polynesian kingdom 26 Tennis do- over 27 Brand of Irish cream
liqueur
28 ___ Fáil ( ancient
crowning stone) 29 Skatepark feature 30 Bullets and such 33 United States symbol 35 “You did it all
wrong!,” e. g.
36 Hill on a beach 37 Corp. V. I. P. s 40 Important pipes 41 Actress Robbie of “I,
Tonya”
44 Cartoon “devil,” informally
47 Damage in appearance
49 The U. S. has East and
West ones
50 See 5- Down
51 Barely make it
52 Skin care brand since
1911
53 Milk and cheese products, collectively 57 Lead singer for U2 59 Airing
60 Self- identities 62 Meadow
64 Feedbag tidbit 65 Placed so as not to be
found