N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
Across 1 Tori who sang “Cornflake Girl” 5 Inspiring part of the body? 9 Shot the bull 14 Handed-down tales 15 Bibliographic abbr. 16 As a friend, in France 17 Nut from Hawaii 19 Certain nonviolent protest 20 Elements’ various forms 22 Wanna-___ (copycats) 23 Have on 24 Ottoman bigwig 28 Tapioca or taro root 31 “Eternally nameless” Chinese concept 34 Places where knots are tied 36 ___ chi 37 “The Magic Mountain” novelist Thomas 38 Places to do figure eights 41 One preparing for an upcoming flood 42 Sports org. with a fivering logo 43 Rudely interrupt, as a comedian 44 “Cheers” bartender 45 Like mud, in an idiom 47 Under siege 48 Lacking adornment 50 Mil. mail center 52 Three main 20-Across … with examples included in 38-Across and 11- and 26-Down 59 Parts of combination locks 60 Bursting with joy 61 Leading the pack 62 Middle’s middle? 63 Sell 64 Like much chili 65 Greased auto part 66 Just manages, with “out” Down 1 Help for the poor 2 Ring around a castle 3 Toothed whale 4 Ticket specification 5 Alternative to buy 6 Nth degree 7 Babe in the woods 8 Early rock genre for David Bowie 9 Court entertainer 10 ___ Bath (prank call name) 11 Large containers often found atop buildings 12 Abu Dhabi dignitary 13 Loud noise 18 Go down the gangplank 21 Just free of the sea bottom 24 Annoying sorts 25 Giant in lightweight metals 26 Some Mississippi River traffic 27 This-andthat dish 29 City on the Erie Canal 30 The U.N.’s ___ Ki-moon 32 Site for a parolee tracking device 33 Get-go 35 Went by sloop, say 37 Computer alternatives to touchpads 39 “Piggy” 40 Bring to 212° again 45 Fried chicken option 46 Welch of “Myra Breckinridge” 49 Divvy up 51 A vital sign 52 It’s 1 for 90° 53 Mother of Helen of Troy 54 Alpine goat 55 Run-down tavern 56 Show one’s nerdy side, with “out” 57 Youngest Brontë 58 Yardsticks: Abbr. 59 Qty. at a bakery