NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Painter of melting pocket watches 5 Stick up
8 Neighbors of Poles 14 Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric 16 Place to find a driver
17 French white sauce
18 Celebrity gossip site
19 Michael who directed “Fahrenheit 9/11”
20 Something to debate
22 One may have a black eye 23 Aspiring prof, maybe
25 Bunk bed option
26 The Beatles’ “Back in the ___” 27 Passionate about 28 Numbered composition 30 Stick-to-it-iveness
31 Shorts go-with
32 Late-night Starbucks choice 34 Omen
35 “Trick” used by the creatures found in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13
37 Checklist heading
38 Ballet moves
39 Tack (on)
42 Helps
43 Targets for some eye makeup 44 Spiky yet soothing plant 45 Fund-raising letter, e.g.
46 Bit of scuba equipment 47 Stadium ticket info
50 Org. that recognizes nearly 200 breeds
51 Fishing basket
53 Fortnite devotee, e.g. 54 Astronomer who first observed Saturn’s rings
56 “Sorry!”
59 Feature of “G’day” or “Yes’m” 60 Attends without a date, say
61 Gas thief’s device
62 Key near Ctrl
63 Dog on the yellow brick road
DOWN
1 Modern dance move
2 Sea ___ (tide pool dweller)
3 Polo shirt brand
4 Longtime Apple program whose icon featured a camera
5 Amorous guy
6 Mine cart filler
7 Island with volcanoes and rice paddies 8 Infant’s ailment
9 The “Z” of ZIP code 10 Fluency-building subj. 11 Contributes a little
12 “No lie!”
13 Caveman’s weapon
15 Tough
16 Colombian coins
21 Like some peppers and ballot boxes 23 Ball ___ (play area)
24 2017 Disney/Pixar film set in the Land of the Dead
26 Strong desire
29 Film critic Kael
30 Parties, e.g., for D.J.s
32 Some diaper changers
33 Genre for Fall Out Boy
34 It sticks to a trunk
35 Musical finale
36 Girl in a bonnet, maybe 37 Haberdasher’s accessory
39 Not recognizable by
40 One might say “Welcome”
41 Place to hibernate
42 High-pH compound
43 Use, as a mattress
44 No more than
45 Leaves at the library? 46 Air-conditioning coolant
48 Bird known for its plumes 49 Scoundrels
51 Muse of history
52 Michelle Wie’s org.
55 “Kinda sorta”
57 Part of Verizon Media
58 ___-surf (Google yourself)