NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Egyptian snakes 5 Optimistic 9 Travels here and there 14 “Roger ___” 15 One of three on a semi 16 The Devil’s doings 17 Interested in experimenting sexually, maybe 19 Opposite of ushered out 20 Madison Square Garden and United Center 21 What the thunk of a watermelon indicates 23 Experimental setting, as for a new initiative 25 Avis competitor 26 Stick with U.S.-made products 30 Scottish funeral accompanist 34 College course in one of the social sciences, informally 35 “This looks like trouble!” 36 Roman 502 38 Lots of ink, in slang 39 Activity before a graduation ceremony 42 Soldier-to-be 45 Easily 47 Feature of e-cigarettes 48 Soldiers’ IDs 53 Colonial grievance that was a cause of the Revolutionary War 56 Sikh headwear 57 Top thing filled in on an I.R.S. form 58 2000 ’N Sync hit … or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across 60 Bob ___ (restaurant chain) 61 Et ___ (and others) 62 River that’s home to 1-Across 63 Indian crepes 64 Half of a salad bar implement 65 Bucks, does and fawns
DOWN 1 Diamond opportunity 2 English county 3 A dueler may take 10 of them 4 Many a “Jackass” segment 5 Elevate, redundantly 6 Big brand of kitchenware 7 Shtalk like thish 8 Personal affirmation 9 Brush up on 10 Things to keep on hand to prevent burns? 11 Skype call, say 12 Yale students 13 Figs. on tax forms 18 Bar mitzvah officiant 22 Kind of bargain 24 Like pink or purple hair 27 Zodiac ram 28 Contents of el Prado 29 Prominent part of Snoopy 30 Where many a commuter lives, informally 31 Greeting at sea 32 Flip out 33 2013 film for which Judi Dench received a Best Actress nomination 37 Shown crisply on TV 40 Get an F 41 Tiny buzzer 43 Item with a dollar sign on it, in cartoons 44 Certain computer whiz 46 Reach aggressively for 49 One might be inferred from a chart 50 1960s activist Hoffman 51 Newswoman King 52 Look with an upturned lip 53 Iditarod vehicle 54 Save for later viewing, in a way 55 Prefix with -phone 59 German “a”