The New York Times Crossword

By Alan Siegel

ACROSS

1 Island group that straddles the International Date Line

6 Performing pair

9 Disney’s futuristic

theme park

14 Orange-and-white striped swimmers that lure prey to 5-Downs

16 Spice in pumpkin

spice

17 Drilling deals

18 Hell

19 Exchanged rings,

say

20 Audio device that’s

tap-tap-tapped

21 Coal carrier

23 Figures advised by

consiglieres

24 King beater

25 It’s done in the

short run

28 “Hitchhiker” whose warning cries help a 31-Down avoid poachers

33 Knighted actor

Michael

34 Big beer buy

35 Dos x cuatro

36 Path of a meteor in

the sky

37 Had the ability

38 “_ _ _ for apple”

39 Moray’s habitat

41 Arm wrestler’s bone of contention?

42 Informal “Shall we

…?” 44 Nocturnal flier that disperses seeds of a 40-Down

46 Laser pointer or

yarn ball, maybe

47 College sr.’s next

hurdle, perhaps

48 Brazilian named “Athlete of the Century” by the International Olympic Committee

49 Milk sugar

53 On ___ fours

54 Host of an annual N.Y.C. gala, with “the”

57 Problem for a

motorist or stylist

58 Optical device with

segmented mirrors

61 Photographer

Adams

62 Mutually beneficial … or a hint to three pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle

63 “Absolutely!,” in

slang

64 “Absolutely!”

65 One of many in a dictionary’s thumb index

DOWN

1 Trash-hauling boat

2 “That’s ___!”

(“Not so!”)

3 Foundry

receptacle

4 Barn hooter

5 Stinging sea creature that offers protection to 14-Across

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6 Some of these are

compact

7 Put into practice

8 Very, very

9 Payment sans ink

and paper

10 Inactive pill,

maybe

11 End piece?

12 ___ easy

13 Midterm, e.g.

15 Barely there

22 Was in a rush

23 Noisy clattering

25 Inhale, as dinner

26 Apple tool

27 Houston sch.

28 Poke fun at

29 Tenerife, por

ejemplo

30 “Sorry, too busy”

31 Horned grazer that provides mite meals to a 28-Across

32 “Ooh, tell us

everything!”

34 Certain soda pop

37 Rubik’s toys

40 Ficus that produces sweets favored by a 44-Across

42 Encloses with

bricks, e.g.

43 Feasted

45 Toll collectors of

folklore

46 A-lister

48 Lifeline locales

49 Future atty.’s

hurdle

50 The “A” in A.D.

51 Toss out a line and

lure

52 “Keep commerce

human” website

54 Big name in

applesauce

55 Grand in scale

56 PC crash fixer

59 Cat’s-_ _ _

60 Dove’s call