THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Challenge with gusto

14 “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” composer

16 Classic See ’ N

Say toy figures 18 Philadelphia’s Allegheny or Aramingo: Abbr. 19 Automatic bill payment

20 Specs spec

22 Notes in old Napoli 23 Conductor with over 30 Grammys

24 Business sign abbr.

26 One sector of the Dow Jones index 28 Forward- looking sort

29 Big name in chocolates 31 Two and two?

33 First bishop of Paris 35 Coveted position

40 Parent company of StubHub 42 Pupil border

43 Hammett’s “The ___ Curse” 47 Opening at work

49 “Heavens to Murgatroyd!”

50 Ancient carvers of giant stone heads

52 First vice- president not to become president 54 Kick in

55 Lush

58 Unit of thickness

59 “Quit rushing me!”

61 Who said “I like my men like I like my coffee.

I don’t drink coffee” 62 Masthead section

DOWN

1 Ones involved in forensics 2 Stopping in

3 Not let

4 Plane compartment 5 Sam ___, author of the classic “Cyclopedia of 5,000 Puzzles”

6 Something read with a scroll?

7 Dickens title character

8 Alphabetical, e. g. 9 Final toast of a meal 10 Exertion

11 Vinegar and lime juice

12 Valentine senders 13 Give a chance 15 Several cuts above 17 Hullabaloo

21 Stun with a gun 25 Forum fine? 27 Greeting abroad 30 Sharpened points of quill pens

32 “I’m down”

34 Three- time World Series champ with the A’s 36 ___ Millions

37 “Triptych Bleu I, II, III” artist

38 Fogy

39 Utterly unfounded 41 How hair dye may make you look 43 Bubblehead 44 Simple dress design

45 Urges on

46 Toll House cookie dough maker 48 Some disaster relief work

51 Real last name of Mama Cass Elliot 53 Made the grade 56 What doesn’t go to great lengths? 57 “Please, Mommy … Please, Daddy?” 60 Haiphong holiday