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