NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

NO. 1208

ACROSS

1 Informal font 10 Rock climber’s challenge 14 Out and about? 15 Break 16 Symbol created in 1958 as the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 17 Ermine predator 18 It follows directions 19 Talisa Maegyr’s portrayer on “Game of Thrones” 21 It’s a long story 23 Like “Wonder Woman” 24 They’re no good 26 Doctors Without Borders, e.g., briefly 27 Open courts 29 Really clicks with a partner, say? 35 Film villain with one eye 36 Access to the slopes 38 Plot device? 39 Deep-fried ball of cornmeal 41 Goody twoshoes 43 John, overseas 44 Honey 45 “You decide” 51 High in the Andes? 54 Sarcastic political meme that started in 2009 56 Vietnam’s Dien Bien ___ 57 Some “Lord of the Rings” characters 58 Cleansing ritual 60 Female name that’s the name of a female assistant backward 61 Forger’s mark? 62 Trashes 63 Color achieved during tempering

DOWN

1 Gets along 2 Word with light or rock 3 2004 movie featuring a clique called the Plastics 4 Business end? 5 Last Ptolemaic ruler, informally 6 Post masters? 7 Subject of gerontology 8 Plague 9 Match (up) 10 Only threetime inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 11 Secondoldest national currency 12 Half of a 1980s sitcom duo 13 John in space 17 Sea with no land boundaries 20 Female deer 22 “Moonlight” actor 25 2016 WNBA champs, informally 27 “That hits the spot!” 28 Greek letter that once symbolized life and resurrection 29 Pro ___ 30 Skype or FaceTime, e.g. 31 Info in many a help wanted ad 32 Metaphorical prescription 33 Long division? 34 Go down 37 Mila of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” 40 Cool air? 42 ___ plancha (pan-fried) 44 Out of fashion 45 High-traffic commercial area 46 Bridge officer on the original Enterprise 47 Arrested 48 Pops 49 He said “I learned to be a movie critic by reading Mad magazine” 50 Dull and flat 52 2012 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, informally 53 Weird 55 “Double” or “triple” move 59 Touch