N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
Across
1 Insincerely polite 7 13-Down natives, e.g. 15 Hugh who played TV’s House 16 Laid into 17 Wool source 18 Subcontinent-wide 19 One for whom 36-Across has four syllables 21 Many new car drivers 22 Island west of Mull 23 Red stuff to cut through 25 Dim bulbs 26 Off 28 Compromise 30 Trial cover-up 31 Gray head 32 Has the stage 34 What exterior doors typically do 36 See 19- and 57-Across 38 Lyricist who adapted “Pygmalion” 41 Clubs to beat people with? 42 Chrome runners, maybe 45 x, y and z 46 Mozart title starter 48 Devil’s deck 50 Lawyer’s
workload 52 Admission evidence 54 Musical group known for wearing red hats called “energy domes” 55 Recycling bin fill 57 One for whom 36-Across has three syllables 59 Figure-changing agent 61 Calmer? 62 Lesser “Seinfeld” role played by Len Lesser 63 Bomb 64 Early Beatle 65 Going rates
Down
1 Beyond slow 2 Sought safety, say 3 Princess in line to the British throne after Beatrice 4 Agents in some therapy 5 When told “I’m sleepy,” she sometimes says “I hope you’re not driving” 6 Rising generation? 7 The Era of ___ (1964-74 Notre Dame football) 8 Like some angels and arches 9 Really bug 10 Paris fights in it 11 Like many bad words 12 Appended 13 Safari Capital of the World 14 Nine-time presidential contender of the 1940s-’90s 20 Shaving the beard with a razor, in Jewish law 24 Bit of décor in a sports bar 27 It makes a wave 29 Nap 33 Top of the line? 35 Tick, e.g. 36 Fill with anxiety 37 Freeze 38 Like skates and corsets 39 Scrutinize 40 Word repeatedly spelled out by Franklin 42 Make as a heat-and-serve product, say 43 Muchsought-after 44 British floors 47 Time after Time? 49 Think much of 51 Backtrack? 53 Calligraphic messes 56 Creator of the lawyer Perry 58 “Superman” catchphrase starter 60 Grokked