Crossword
No. 0205
BLACK PUZZLEMAKERS’ WEEK
Every daily crossword this week, Monday to Saturday, is made by an African-American contributor. Erik Agard is a crossword editor in Kansas City, Mo. This is his 68th crossword for The Times. To read more about the puzzle, see nytimes.com/wordplay.
ACROSS
Them’s fightin’ 1 words Deems suitable 6 Pop up a lot, 13 perhaps? Try 15 “Rock-a-bye” 16 locale Raised 18 Reconstruction, 19 e.g. Bit of ancient 20 writing ___ Dove, 22 former U.S. poet laureate Snitch (on), 23 informally Concern in 25 geomorphology Send off 26
Spicy sandwich 27 spread What you’re in 29 when you’re in the zone Umbilicus, 32 familiarly “Deuce and 34 a quarter” automaker Subject of H.R. 35 40, introduced in every Congress since 1989 Product from 38 Bevel or Oui the People Train stations 39 “Tell me now” 41 Beat in the 45 news business Seconds, say 47 Hip-hop’s ___ 48 Soul Be wildly 50 successful, as at a comedy club ___ Louis, 51 capital of Mauritius Finally 52 Jazz great Mary 54 ___ Williams Not much 55 Pair of rings? 57 Provisos 59 Run through 60 Online 61 magazine co-founded by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Observes one 62 of the Five Pillars of Islam
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Plan 1 Concern in 2 geomorphology A fine way to 3 discourage foul language? Homage of a 4 sort 2019 M.L.B. 5 champs Pay, as big 6 bucks Actor James 7 ___ Jones
One-named 8 rapper who became a co-host of CBS’s “The Talk” Underground 9 rap? Revered woman 10 in Islam “Totally makes 11 sense” Yet 12 Many nonfiction 14 films, for short Spelman figure, 17 informally Unit officially 21 defined as 42 gallons Résumé 24 go-with
Home of many 28 a Sherpa Devices sold 30 with motion sensors Language in 31 which you might be greeted “Hullo, hoo are ye?” Do nothing 33 Subject of a 36 Car and Driver report Features of 37 some film reviews Beyoncé 40 became one in 2003 Influence 41
Dough 42 Achieve 43 stardom, so to speak Wood strip 44 Distinctive 46 features of Marcus Garvey’s helmet Inits. one might 49 hear at the office Spanish 52 opposite of bajo Inits. one might 53 hear at the office “___ Te Ching” 56 Major export of 58 Kenya