N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Incredible, in modern slang 11 Veep between Al and Joe 15 Diminishing returns? 16 By and by 17 Like Nafta 18 Blazed 19 The Tritons of the N.C.A.A.
20 & 21 U.S. Open champ of 1985-87 22 Seat in Parliament? 24 Least naive 25 Deplorable 28 Deplorable 31 Maker of Friskies 33 The Wasp and Black Widow, for two 36 Boston Tea Party leader 37 Lets go 38 Capital whose name means “city inside rivers” 39 Sweetheart’s brothers? 41 It’s moved by a keystroke 42 Cantaloupe, by another name 44 Pull (out) 45 Gives a lot of unwanted attention 47 Tree line? 49 Mammals that may weigh up to 12,000 pounds 50 Tea Party, e.g. 52 “PT 109” actor Robert 56 Cheese, for some 57 Excessive desire for wealth 59 Problem to face? 60 Celebrity affair, maybe 61 Crib 62 Digital barrage
DOWN 1 W.W. II’s Battle of ___ 2 Podcaster Maron 3 Japan was a member of it 4 Video game character rescued by Link 5 Spacewalk, for short 6 Castro overthrew him 7 Alternative to “Sincerely” 8 Turkey bacon? 9 Something to float 10 Show for which Louis C.K. unsuccessfully auditioned in ’93 11 Sweetener in a health food store 12 By some measure 13 Hammock holders 14 Prepared to confess sins, say 21 Traditional rite of passage among the Masai 23 Scours 24 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion 25 Beauty spots 26 Lamborghini owner 27 “The Fast and the Furious” activity 29 Oscar nominee for “The Great Dictator” 30 Major employer of pharmacists 32 Offers as a sacrifice 34 One that can only go straight 35 Part of a pedigree 37 Watt per ampere squared 40 A.T.M. deposits: Abbr. 41 Throw together 43 He said “He who knows does not speak; he who speaks does not know” 45 Desperately, informally 46 Lords of film 48 Slight 50 Ruined, in a way 51 Like a fivestar hotel 53 Backup software option? 54 Trust buster? 55 Conceal cleverly 57 Rose Bowl setting, for short 58 ___ adelante (later on: Sp.)