The New York Times Crossword
No. 1215
ACROSS
Swedish group 1 that once comprised two married couples With skill 5 Opening to be 9 filled Sagan who 12 hosted TV’s “Cosmos” Like calamari … 13 or overloaded circuitry Catches, as a 15 crook Game with 16 Mrs. White and Professor Plum Kendrick with 17 13 Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize “The Little 18 Rascals” assent Model/TV host 19 on a record five Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers Envision 22 Top card 23 Skeeves (out) 24 Spirited horse 26 “Grey’s 28 Anatomy” actress Snitch (on) 30 Rink surface 32 It has a double 33 helix “Full Frontal” 34 host Dem.’s 38 counterpart Prefix with 40 -phyte or -lithic Down Under 41 hopper, informally North Carolina 42 senator who unseated Elizabeth Dole Kind of tea from 45 India Highly 49 decorative Parts of the 50 body that are “crunched” Blue, e.g. … 52 or a rhyme for “blue” Female scholars 53 … or a hint to 19-, 28-, 34and 42-Across Cher or Adele 57 Storehouse of 58 valuables “Pick me, pick 59 me!” Like, for-EV-er 60 See 64-Across 61 ___ mortals 62 Fashion 63 monogram With 61-Across, 64 like some typefaces Small wire nail 65
DOWN
Means of 1 entering “Swan Lake,” for 2 one Crème ___ 3 (dessert) Downwind, at 4 sea Company with a 5 spokesduck Aid for a twisted 6 knee or ankle Result of a 7 twisted ankle Opposite of nah 8 Beverage with a 9 lightning bolt in its logo Leave in the 10 lurch “Gangnam Style” 11 rapper Got close 14 Negative reply 15 to a general ___ President 20 G.O.P. color on 21 an election map ___ Na Na 25 1970s measure 27 that fell three states short of passing, in brief Not publish yet, 28 as a scoop German’s “Alas!” 29 Completely 31 different lines of thought Typical John le 34 Carré work Unionized 35 teachers’ grp. Brag 36 Greek goddess 37 of the dawn Studio behind 38 “It’s a Wonderful Life” Pincered insects 39 Gaza Strip 43 governing group Devoured 44 Common 46 pronoun pairing Roman goddess 47 of the dawn Intertwined 48 Choreographer 50 Ailey Fortifies, with 51 “up” Metal deposits 54 Places to hold 55 discussions Dead zone? 56 Temp’s work unit 57