NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

No. 1109

ACROSS

1 “Do you think!?” 5 Real yawner 15 Scruff 16 “S’alright!” 17 Feel the pain 18 Real drags 19 One with something to prove 21 Troubles 22 Scale topper 23 “And this affects me … how?” 24 Pack of hot dog buns, e.g. 26 Think box 28 Response to a morning knock 29 “Such is my fate!” 30 “That was really fun!” 36 Grindelwald’s portrayer in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” 37 Monkey suits 38 47-Down, for one

39 1981 Rick James hit that starts “She’s a very kinky girl” 41 Palindromic food 42 Transportation option 43 The Quakers of the N.C.A.A. 44 Twisted 46 Nine-time winner of the Sugar Bowl, informally

49 Obsolescent aid for a businessperson, for short 51 They might be curled or dipped 52 Tried to tempt with 55 “This is a travesty!” 57 ___ Reader 58 Pre-moving event

59 One bending over backward 60 Black breakfast beverage 61 Insolent sort

DOWN

1 Not fitting

2 Stereotypical exclamation from Hercule Poirot 3 Facetime or Wallet 4 Butt end? 5 Crept (by) 6 Them 7 Decide one will

8 Dirt pie ingredient 9 Part of a Halloween costume accompanying a sword

10 Die down 11 Aircraft that excels at water landings 12 Like the woods suddenly falling silent 13 Refine

14 Get rid of 20 Forever and a day 25 Forest newbie 27 In the customary way

28 It might be put in your head 29 Spots 30 “How typical …”

31 Pitch

32 Get rid of 33 “Cry, the Beloved Country” author 34 Rapturous reception for Oprah Winfrey?

35 Gob 40 Hightailed it 43 Hearing aids, in brief 44 Amazon, e.g. 45 Corporate shuffle, for short 46 Brought forth 47 First female singer to have three simultaneous top 10 hits as a lead artist 48 Tyler Perry title character 50 Face-planted 51 Buster Brown’s dog 53 It’s a cinch! 54 Believes hook, line and sinker 56 ___ Fridays