The Riverside Press-Enterprise
The New York Times Crossword
By Simeon Seigel
ACROSS
1 Dad on “Black-ish”
4 Source of
intelligence
8 They work in
meters
12 Bucket of bolts
14 Concealer
16 Hour at which to sing “Auld Lang Syne”
17 It might have a
small bulb
20 Coat named for a former Irish province
21 Brand with a
joystick
22 Letter of
completion, in brief
24 Post-op program
26 Took a turn
28 “Count” in the
Blues Hall of Fame
30 Uncertain
affirmation
32 Boot
33 Pair of hand drums, in Indian music
35 Speakers in many classrooms, for short
36 Rarer than rare
40 Directional suffix
41 Craft at camp
42 Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from “waggle” to “wild”
43 Aromatic
herb
46 Exhausting
48 Shade by the pool? 49 Anesthetized, so to
speak
51 “All ___” (court
order)
53 What may come before further notice?
55 They hang around
the house
57 Wall Street, e.g.
60 Grand ___ Opry
61 ___ Drogo, Jason Momoa’s character on “Game of Thrones”
62 “Seinfeld” role
63 Event suggested by this puzzle’s circled squares, read clockwise from the top
64 Cabinet resignee
of 1988
65 End of nearly half of all website addresses
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1 Part of a turntablist’s headgear, for short
2 Street in
Strasbourg
3 Participant in an
ultramarathon
4 Letters of endorsement, in brief
5 African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea
6 Across a wide expanse of rural land
7 Nickname for
Edward
Edited by Will Shortz No. 1230
8 Twists can thicken
it
9 Like art conveying emotion rather than realism
10 Some merchandising opportunities
11 “Dear” man
13 Attire for many
bagpipe players
15 Onetime Yankees
pitcher Hideki
18 Previously known
as
19 Handles clumsily
23 Longtime diplomat
Abba
25 “Tonight’s another chance to start ___” (lyric from “It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve”)
27 Fit
29 Turner
autobiography
31 Foil alternatives
32 Terra ___
34 Strips in a club?
37 Goofs in proofs
38 Nice hand to be
dealt in poker
39 Gig components
44 Eagle constellation
45 Relative of a slot
canyon
47 “The Faerie Queene” woman whose name means “peace”
50 Goethe’s “The
_ _ _-King”
52 Violinist Zimbalist
54 Completely black,
as the sky
56 Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977
57 Fashionable
dresser
58 “Do you know who
___?”
59 Musician Brian