NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Kitchen item on a roll 6 Serum vessel 10 End of a “happy” simile 14 The Pequod and others 16 University of New Mexico mascot 17 Like an illustrator’s fingertips, maybe 18 Milk sources for feta cheese 19 One of 10 when one “hangs ten” 20 Philosopher who posited that the simplest explanation is the most likely one 21 Tongue ties? 22 Microwave 23 Classroom missile that might be grounds for detention 25 Minor injury for an office clerk 26 Major attack 30 Musical riffing from Ella Fitzgerald 32 “Kitchykitchy-___!” 33 Number on a yarn skein 34 Mtn. measure 35 Some Japanese luxury cars 37 They: Fr. 38 Need for a sobfest 40 Whole load 41 Start for the Top 40 song titles “Sixteen,” “Time” and “You” 42 Focal point of an earthquake 44 Lunch carrier, often 45 One making empty threats 46 Furry Endor resident 48 Primer libro del Nuevo Testamento 50 “___ a doctor, but …” 52 Audio brand Beats by ___ 55 Environmental activist Brockovich 56 Series of documents that trace a path, as suggested by this puzzle 58 Immunity-boosting element 59 Bouncy strips that test one’s balance 60 Fringe 61 “Out of Africa” writer Dinesen 62 Bird on the Mexican flag
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1 Ninny 2 “Ai-yi-yi!” 3 What’s aft a ship’s aft 4 Chicago trains 5 Make less tight, as a waistband 6 Larynx 7 Ending with Louis 8 At the previous speed, in scores 9 It’s dropped before a trip 10 Detox 11 Feature of a crawl space 12 Have ___ in one’s bonnet 13 Something soft to sit on 15 Lower-priced edition of a book 21 ___-slipper 22 Granola bit 24 Full of cargo 25 Activity that might involve setting out saucers of milk 27 Old-fashioned newsboy’s assignment 28 Toy with tabs and interchangeable outfits 29 Handicraft e-tail site 30 Fulfill 31 Alternative to a staple 32 Writer Carolyn, the pen name of more than 10 authors of the Nancy Drew series 35 “Hasta ___!” 36 Result of whiplash, maybe 39 Something that’s “true whether or not you believe in it,” per Neil deGrasse Tyson 41 Flavor imparter to chardonnay 43 Tests 44 Hide, with “up” 47 Forms to process 48 Mediterranean appetizer 49 Desertlike 51 Longtime film rating org. 52 “Oh, fudge!” 53 Cambodian currency 54 Otherwise 56 Letters on a tire 57 Coastal inlet