THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Colts’ division, for short 9 “Murder in the Kitchen” writer 15 Dip for mozzarella sticks 16 “A cozy lie,” per Susan Sontag 17 Upper cut? 18 Paxil alternative 19 Line at a movie premiere, maybe 20 Fancy food container 22 Part of the Hollywood crowd? 23 Five Thirty Eight owner 24 Senile sort 26 Fire starter? 27 Fire safety? 28 Toy company acquired by Mattel in 1997 29 Urban phenomenon 33 Violet, for 12- Down 35 Classic work of fiction that popularized the Three Laws 36 “That’s enough!” 37 One unable to adapt 40 Squirts 41 Almond- ish hue 42 Bistro orders 44 Lead ( out) 45 Be in harmony 46 Labradoodle, e. g. 50 Budget alternative 52 In place 53 King Julien of the “Madagascar” films, e. g. 54 Crosses in a zoo 56 “I’ll see you then!” 58 Garland of old 59 Love handles? 60 First of the five stages of grief 61 Schwarzenegger movie with an oxymoronic title

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1 Enough 2 Actress Anna of “Mom” 3 Form ringlets in 4 Bespectacled chipmunk 5 Register space 6 Grp. once led by Nasser 7 Moon photographed by Voyager 2 in 1989 8 Regular 9 Unit of volume: Abbr. 10 Stroked 11 Washington’s first secretary of war 12 “Success is a great deodorant” speaker, informally 13 Onetime 2600 Jr. maker 14 Divine trees in the “Book of the Dead” 21 Hardly 24 Fast- food chain with the slogan “Unfreshing believable” 25 Come again? 27 Pairings 28 “Personally …” 29 Alternative to soup at a restaurant 30 Expedia competitor 31 Former Air America radio host 32 “___ Ben Adhem” 34 Daunts 38 Some Bronze Age artifacts 39 It often says “Thank You” 43 It helps when you get down to the short strokes 45 Jazz fusion artist with an “Elektric Band” 46 It’s an honor 47 Supposed “fifth taste” 48 Alexander the Great, to Aristotle 49 Lock 51 Start to care? 53 Bike ___ 55 Letters on some racks 57 Bassist Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival