new YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Hosp. hookups 4 Sneaky scheme 8 Two-by-four, for one 13 Part of XXX
14 Churchill prop
15 Not so cordial 16 Knickknack
18 Painter’s primer 19 Accustom (to) 20 Excessive sentimentality
22 The Falcons, on a scoreboard
23 Some steak orders 24 Shameless audacity 29 Yes, to Yvette
30 “Frank, ___ & Sammy: The Ultimate Event” (1989 documentary) 31 Response to an affront 33 Follower of “Twice-Told”
or “old wives’”
37 Sí, at sea
38 Source of the six longest Across answers in this puzzle
40 One of the Gulf states:
Abbr.
41 Italian city known for its
cheese
43 Girl or boy intro
44 Rose Bowl, e.g. 45 Severe displeasure 47 “Jeez!”
49 Two- or three-ring holder
52 “Cool” amount of money 53 Long, involved account 55 Mount that Moses mounted
57 Suspect’s out 58 Choked up with
emotion
61 Backless sofa
62 Naïvely optimistic
Muppet
63 For whom the Edgar
Award is named 64 John who invented the
steel plow
65 Old TV’s “Guiding Light,”
for one
66 W-2 datum: Abbr.
DOWN
1 Cousin of Gomez
Addams
2 End of Caesar’s boast 3 Dog with a bearded
muzzle
4 Crosstown rival of the
University of Houston 5 “That’s disgusting!” 6 Noted Fifth Avenue
emporium
7 Standing tall
8 Sort who can’t keep a
secret
9 Locale of Tuvalu and Nauru 10 Separator of some rows
11 Snoozes, e.g. 12 Physician who was once a regular on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” 14 “Undo” shortcut in Microsoft Word 17 “I’m ___ here!” 21 TV debut of 1972 24 Give someone a hand
25 Informal greeting 26 Tire gauge meas. 27 Actor nominated for 34
Emmys
28 Couldn’t help but 32 “Too bad!”
34 1960s fad light
sources
35 Alternative to Israir
Airlines 36 What“S” may stand for
on a dinner table 38 Gridiron marker 39 Yield to gravity 42 Fancy hotel room
amenity
44 Sheeplike
46 Sushi roll fish
48 Author Zola 49 Misrepresent 50 “Uncle!”
51 Opposite of pans 53 Org. advocating
highway safety 54 Bolívar, in much of South America 55 Problem with a 45-r.p.m. record 56 Major N.Y.S.E.
events
59 Genetic inits.
60 Half a score … or a
perfect score