THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Govt. org. whose logo depicts an eagle standing on a key 4 Actress Veronica who was the model in the last cigarette ad shown on U. S. TV 9 Backyard event, informally 14 View from Casablanca: Abbr. 15 Item on a toothpick, maybe 16 Stop abruptly 17 I. S. P. giant 18 Queen of India 19 Persian Gulf port 20 Founder of the 26-/ 21- Down, who died on April 12, 1912 23 Initial feeling? 24 It helps you get a handle on things 25 It’s a thought 27 Torch bearer 28 Norma of “Sunset Boulevard” 32 White jacket, often 35 Core 36 Computer maker 37 Unimagined 38 Clearance sites? 42 Vocabulary-related 45 Kind of wave 46 Judiciary checker: Abbr. 47 Forage storage 48 Faucet attachment 52 Steamy place 55 Some 26-/ 21Down volunteers 57 Capital of the country that’s alphabetically first in the United Nations 59 Some Beethoven works 60 The Battle Born State: Abbr. 61 “Go farther” sloganeer, once 62 Lassitude 63 Break 64 Debussy contemporary 65 Breaks 66 Lack of focus, colloquially

Down

1 Annual Image Awards grp. 2 Alternative to Putinka, briefly 3 Literary middle name 4 He is “more an antique Roman than a Dane,” in literature 5 Georgia’s on its side 6 Where longdistance calls are made in the Mideast? 7 ___ since 8 It flows with the wind 9 Cool quality, in modern slang 10 “Father of,” in Arabic 11 “Judge Judy” coverage? 12 Victoria’s Secret merchandise 13 Medicine applicator 21 See 26- Down 22 Poetry volume 26 With 21- Down, humanitarian organization 29 10 sawbucks 30 ESPN ticker abbr. 31 Computer maker 32 Workout target, for short 33 Yearn 34 When doubled, a vitamin deficiency 39 1929 # 1 hit whose title follows the line “Now he’s gone and we’re through” 40 Cultivate 41 Transport on two wheels 42 Openings 43 Deleted, as text 44 Abnormal dryness, to a dermatologist 49 Fiji’s neighbor to the east 50 Mountain nymph 51 Answered 52 They’re lifted on chairlifts 53 “No ___ nada” (“Don’t worry about it”: Sp.) 54 Neighbor 56 Department of NW France 58 Israeli weapon