The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Category on
Craigslist 12 Unspoken
agreement 14 They’re rarely played nowadays 16 How rainfall may be measured 17 Imbecilic 18 Boston landmark, with “the” 19 Needle point?:
Abbr. 20 Some
Toyotas 25 Subject of the book “Red Moon Rising” 29 Early “cure” for
tuberculosis 31 Like Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock 32 Puts barricades around 36 “Eureka” and “Excelsior” 37 Heaps 39 Key
abbreviation 40 CD-___ 41 Sulfide-containing group 46 “Honest
to God!” 50 Microsoft Windows game 52 Openly attack
en masse 53 Home of Sun Bowl Stadium
Down 1 Discussion
stopper 2 Acting up,
in a way 3 Diet ___ 4 Girl/boy intro 5 “Oh, God!” co-star 6 It’s got its standards: Abbr. 7 Org. providing assistance to Afghans and Persians 8 Scroll holders 9 French novelist
Pierre 10 ___ Longoria, 2008 A.L. Rookie of the Year 11 Perspicacious 12 Part of a car’s steering system 13 Gentle giant of Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” 14 Omar in
Hollywood 15 Curry 21 Somewhat,
after “of” 22 Page one is traditionally one 23 ___ Abrams, character on “Glee” 24 Fantasy sports
figures 25 One-master 26 Outer ear 27 Campus near the J.F.K. Library 28 Giant bronze man in Greek myth 30 Big budget item for “Avatar,” briefly 32 Sea fan
colonists 33 Reduce through retirement 34 Carries back
and forth 35 Prepares for baking, in a way 36 Google ___ 38 Storybook
pirate 42 Target of a
Fox hunt? 43 One singing “Fight, fight, fight for Maryland!” 44 “Aunt” with a 1979 best seller 45 Onetime landers at LAX 46 “Before ___
you go …” 47 Old comics dog 48 Classic Memphisbased record label 49 “I’m history” 51 “Got ya!”