The New York Times
No. 0404
ACROSS
1 They’re good to know
4 Apt name for a Feb. 14 baby?
7 Pressure meas.
10 Coastal retreat?
13 What was written as “(annoyed grunt)” on early scripts of “The Simpsons”
14 Dolly, e.g.
15 ___ Specs (sports eyewear brand)
16 Baseball Hall-of-Famer Durocher
17 Landmark legislation of 1972, for short
18 What Scott Joplin might yell after a spill?
20 Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment
21 Hit up
22 Having muscle pain
23 Spot markers
24 Deal with
26 Letters associated with Joseph Smith
27 Kind of candle at a wedding ceremony
29 Like the German article “das”
31 Skier’s convenience
32 Nancy in the Grammy Hall of Fame
34 Certain soccer kick
37 “___ Back” (2004 Kenny Chesney hit)
38 Game show host John Michael
40 Bog
41 Sounds of disapproval
43 Garnish with an …
44 Gave a red card, informally
45 Social stratum
47 Coiner of the term “ambient music”
48 “Little Deuce ___” (Beach Boys hit)
49 Betting recklessly, in poker slang
51 More piddling
52 Things sometimes lined with bubble wrap
54 Derby participants in July
55 AMC competitor
56 “My gut says …”
57 Subject of this puzzle
59 Showmanship
62 Screening with a lot of characters?
63 Broke off
64 Second chances
65 Work with one’s hands
DOWN
1 Possible solutions
2 Origin of the words “reindeer” and “husband”
3 Famous specification for a 57-Across
4 One part …
5 Out
6 Court hotshot
7 Self-righteous types
8 Vehicle with an underride guard
9 Chill with …
10 57-Across, per E.B. White
11 Accessory in many Rembrandt self-portraits
12 Giving orders
19 “For those wanting a summary,” in internet-speak
25 Leaves in hot water
28 Alternative to an energy drink, perhaps
30 Ben Folds Five, e.g., oddly enough
31 Soften, with “down”
32 “Abbott Elementary,” for one
33 Chuckwalla relative
34 Early DVR
35 Real gem
36 “___ Game” (scifi classic)
39 Five parts …
42 One is seen on the poster for “The Devil Wears Prada”
44 “You’d better not go there …”
46 Lamenting lines
48 Tighten the purse strings
50 Prefix with fix
51 Member of la familia
53 Vent feature
54 Racers’ wear
57 Mission involving Spirit and Opportunity, in brief
58 Homophone of a body part and a letter
60 Stephen of “V for Vendetta”
61 Do a simple calculation