NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Flatten like a bug
7 Was long and boring
14 Many a bug
16 Tart taproom offering
17 Mistaken18 Down the road 19 Many a saint, originally
20 Chain restaurant … or what a kangaroo
might say?
22 “Actually, I just realized something …” 23 Secure with a click
25 Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e.g. 26 It’s administered for shedding 31 Aegean Sea island
32 ___ Green a.k.a. the Witch of Wall Street 33 Cartoon character whose last name is
Szyslak
34 Design
35 Impala, e.g.
36 Chapati alternative
37 Hebrew name meaning “ascent” 38 Curry powder ingredient
39 Sloughs off
40 Star attraction?
43 Off the ___
44 Cry from behind a door
45 Fragrant tree type
48 Subtle endorsements
49 Big whoop
52 Intentions
54 Marathon runner’s wear
56 “Wish me luck!”
57 Rubber production?
58 Eponym of the N.H.L.’S points leader
award
59 Bumptious
DOWN
1 Guard’s place 2 Word with dinner or dollar 3 Some travelers along the Oregon Trail 4 Sporting blade
5 Presents unexpectedly
6 Fuss
7 Connection inits.
8 Showing a bit of gray hair, say
9 Final exam?
10 Started acting responsibly 11 Mix-and-match children’s clothing brand 12 Sci-fi race mirroring the bourgeoisie 13 Sign of progress
15 Punctuate a killer performance
21 Really didn’t hold back
23 Priory of ___ (group in “The Da Vinci
Code”)
24 “That’s no longer the case”
26 Pixar character with a pet cockroach 27 Something turned off on vacation 28 What a dot on a map might represent:
Abbr.
29 Not inclined
30 Point of view, metaphorically
31 Blueprint bit
35 ___ La Table (high-end cookware
retailer)
36 Feast or famine
38 What some handles are created for 39 Look inside, say
41 Cartoonist Will who popularized the
term “graphic novel”
42 Materials for some chests
45 ___ Men (“Who Let the Dogs Out”
group)
46 Smoking or drinking, e.g.
47 Newsstand display, informally 49 Neighbor
50 Gossip
51 Evil hypnotist’s directive
53 Letters often meant to be read from afar 55 “Cómo es ___?” (Spanish “Why?”)