N.Y.TimesCrosswordPuzzle
Across
1 “In like a lion, out like a ___” (March adage) 5 Knee stabilizer, in
brief 8 Quaff 14 Moises of
baseball fame 15 One of the fire
signs 16 “Marvelous” TV
character 17 Alternative to 2% … with or without the shaded letter 19 Lawn trimmers 20 Scuffle 21 Simpson with an
I.Q. of 159 23 Modern lead-in to
“-verse” 24 Place to practice
martial arts 26 One-named singer with the 2000 hit “Only Time” 28 Tex-Mex dish 31 It may be half of a blackjack … with or without the shaded letter 35 On the briny 36 N.B.A. Hall-ofFamer Bill 38 “Doctor ___” 39 Small stream 40 Vision that’s subject to interpretation 41 Alien
conveyances 42 The Golden Bears of the N.C.A.A., familiarly 43 Mediterranean country with 8,500 miles of coastline 44 On a streak? 45 Things that might be raised in court … with or without the shaded letter 47 Bajillions 49 Brand for which Garfield was once a “spokescat” 50 Memo heading 51 Trojan War hero 54 V.A. concern 56 Chardonnay, for
one 60 Corkscrew pasta 62 They might eliminate teams … with or without the shaded letter 64 2013 Sheryl Sandberg best seller 65 Big name in
outdoor gear 66 Hobbit foes
Puzzle by Chase Dittrich
67 Whoopee
cushion, for one 68 Luxury handbag
initials 69 Meh
Down
1 Streaming
hiccups 2 Soothing
ingredient 3 Water repellent? 4 Make a mistake while sitting down? 5 Comedian Wong 6 Member of a
string quartet 7 Thor’s mischievous brother 8 “Seriously,
though?!” 9 ___ dash 10 Sandwich on a
sesame seed bun 11 “Gotcha” 12 Muppet that sings “Doin’ the Pigeon” 13 Disney princess who can conjure ice 18 Not worth
discussing 22 Airport near Olympia, informally 25 Absolutely
incredible 27 Nikkei 225
currency 28 Ridiculous display 29 “Take me ___” 30 Word with shot or
mold 31 Gets out of
Dodge 32 Not just bad 33 ___ Island (location that’s not really an island) 34 Pharmacy
amounts 37 Playground retort 41 Fruit of the Loom product featuring superhero themes 43 ___ Grissom, longtime “CSI” character 46 Wearisome 48 Dionysian party 50 Sits around 51 Guthrie who wrote “Alice’s Restaurant” 52 One of the Coen
brothers 53 Slightly 55 Nimble 57 Do for Billy
Preston, once 58 Ones ranking
below cpls. 59 Canadian gas
brand 61 Actress Vardalos 63 Not feel great