NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1P resident after Tyler 5 Quantities: Abbr. 9 Contradicted 15 Microwave, e.g. 16 Excess spending by Congress 17 Chang e over time 18 “Othello” villain 19 O pposite of work 20 Doesn’t just throw away 21 Cut with a knife 22 E nter gradually 24 New York’s Washington Square ___ 25 Canon camera brand 26 ___ horse (surprise candidate) 27 Job for a sleuth 29 S wings wildly 31 Blowgun ammunition 32 Letters between O and S 35 Y oung deer 36 “Peter Pan” girl 37 Y es, to Yves 38 P resident-elect, e.g. 39 Touched in the head 40 Like sneakers and corsets 42 E arth-friendly prefix 43 St ealing 45 Nominat es 46 Gen ___ (boomer’s child) 47 President after Roosevelt 48 Blow a ___ (lose one’s temper) 49 P refix with dynamic 50 Mini-pie 51 “___ well” (George Washington’s last
words) 53 L egal wrong 56 T ell 58 S wear to 59 Chorus after “Who wants ice cream?” 61 Black, to a bard 62 Former late-night host Jay 63 Used a rotary phone 64 Baltimore’s ___ McHenry 65 R oman road 66 Gossipy types 67 Chuck 68 P resident after Nixon
Down
1 Composure 2 President’s workplace 3 Senator or representative 4 End of one’s rope? 5 Takes to a higher court 6 Grinding teeth 7 Cal ___, Dean’s “East of Eden” role 8 Terrier type 9 St. ___ (dog) 10 A dam’s madam 11 Jeweler’s magnifying glass 12 “Casablanca” woman 13 F or all time 14 2-D own fixture 23 Quitter’s words 26 Br eakfast alcove 28 C oif creator 30 Shoemaker’s tool 31 Like a magician’s hands 32 President’s option for an unwanted bill 33 Participant at a presidential press conference, say 34 Cle ar (of) 36 Float, as an aroma 38 Home for G. W. Bush 39 D aniel who wrote “Robinson Crusoe” 41 Comic strip cry of dismay 44 Famous London department store 45 Mom and dad 48 S wamp critters 49 Slant ed 50 Off -limits 52 Z orro’s weapon 53 Ne at 54 “Garfield” dog 55 Hor se color 57 Liber als, with “the” 58 A, in Arabic 60 Anti-trafficking org.