NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Staples of horror
movies 11 Commoner 15 Pest so named because it was originally found in royal tombs
16 Rocker Grohl 17 Join a boxer
rebellion?
18 Spot
19 1967 song
by the Monkees 20 Learning opportunity, so to speak
22 Game from
Africa
23 Gel-ocity
maker 24 Superlatively
swell
26 First aid
provider 29 Carriage with its
horse
31 Easily put out 32 Browns, e.g. 35 Tech giant once known as Multitech
36 Ride at some amusement parks 37 Four-time Emmy winner Woodard
38 It can mean hello
or goodbye
39 Bit of film 40 Ones calling across the ocean? 42 Colorless bodily
fluid 44 Moreover
45 Isn’t for you? 46 Unimaginative 48 It’s just past due 49 English ___ 50 Examined, as a
dog might 53 Pivotal part of a
revolution 56 Pallid
58 One fearful of
crowded places 60 Ready to be
driven
61 Flew over seas 62 Mixes things up,
say
63 Wannabes
DOWN
1 Alternatives
to GIFs
2 [Gulp!]
3 Garam masala
spice
4 Follower of all or
turn
5 Slangy lunch
fare
6 “Cathy” or
“Luann” 7 Moments of
clarity
8 Go off
9 At serious risk 10 Feed
11 Locking lips by the lockers, e.g., for short 12 Epic
13 Neck and neck 14 Retirement plan whose prospects are looking good?
21 Not fast 23 Alternatives to
GIFs
25 Some china 26 Possible souvenir from a surgery 27 One seeing stars upon waking, perhaps
28 Queen with
a protégé 29 Prepare some leaves for burning?
30 Just for kicksand giggles
33 “Q” neighbor 34 Patch, e.g. 41 Dense buildup in makeup powder containers 43 Entertains, with
“over”
47 Like some online
purchases
48 Give hints about,
but not more 51 Lead-in to cast or
castle
52 School group,
informally
53 Well,
essentially 54 Modern ride 55 Hotel capacity 57 NFL divisions 59 Didn’t seek, say