The New York Times Crossword
No. 0225
ACROSS
Literary pal of 1 Porthos Architect of 6 the original Sisyphean task Nudge, in a way 11 Area for 14 development Venerate 15 Home of the 16 N.C.A.A.’s Cavaliers Arizona’s ___ 17 National Forest (whose name is Spanish for “stupid”) Holden’s late 18 brother in “The Catcher in the Rye” Spot for a tap 19 Like some diet 20 soda Bill ___, noted 22 Vietnam War-era activist Unreactive 24 Collaborator 25 on 1968’s “Two Virgins,” familiarly Lacks existence 27 Some exchanges 29 via AOL, once Oil spot? 31 Choleric 35 Masterstroke 36 Garment whose 37 name comes from the Malay for “sheath” Final Oldsmobile 38 model Central difficulty 40 Middle of a 42 sustainability slogan Biggest Frenchspeaking 43 Swiss city Choler 45 Unfortunate 47 occasion for a spelling error Regard 48 “___ this!” 49 Alternatives to 50 melts, maybe Organization 51 with pledges, informally Get into it, in a 53 way Bridge 55 declaration, in casual play Bounced back 58 Kind of page 62 Carmaker from 63 Japan Lead-in to phobia 65 ___ season 66 Single-take 67 shots, in film lingo Took back, as a 68 trophy Vote for 69 Newswoman 70 O’Donnell Impenetrable 71
DOWN
Courtroom figs. 1 Pants, slangily 2 Feature of some 3 bibliographic citations Piece of the pie, 4 perhaps Cache 5 Stethoscope 6 detection Turning point 7 Surname of two 8 former Chicago mayors Director Roth of 9 cinema’s Splat Pack Dish often 10 topped with raw egg yolk Vintage diner 11 fixture, in brief Done 12 Practical jokes 13 Cold, in Caracas 21 “___ the best!” 23 Forerunner of the 26 C.I.A. N.A.A.C.P. ___ 27 Awards Closer’s 28 specialty Gush 30 Blackjack bet 32 … or a hint to applying the five shaded regions in this puzzle Map feature 33 Molding curves 34 Whitney 36 Houston’s “I Will Always Love You,” for example Prime snorkeling 39 spots Former first and 41 second lady Physicians’ grp. 44 Halal cart 46 offering Jumper cable? 50 More aligned 52 Watch 54 Uncertain 55 Like beige and 56 lilac Shade at the 57 beach Book before 59 Nehemiah Psyche’s mate in 60 Greek mythology Hamlet, for one 61 Hostess ___ Balls 64