The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0929
Across 1 Surrender 5 Farmland
units 10 Working
hard 14 Like most adages, for short 15 Lamp cover 16 Apple’s apple,
e.g. 17 *English rock
group? 19 River through
Florence 20 One adding
staff 21 About 90 mg. of vitamin C a day, e.g. 22 Boston Bruins legend, to his teammates 23 Simpson judge
Lance 24 *Many party
games 28 Cause of aberrant weather 30 ___ Joe’s (supermarket chain) 31 Good area for
snorkeling 32 Reduce 36 C.I.A.
predecessor 37 *Railroad engine, in old lingo 40 Letters before
an alias 43 Encourage 44 Top draft status 48 Minnesota range known for its mining of metal 50 Historical records 52 *Seattle tourist
attraction 56 Month, in
Madrid 57 Very, in Versailles 58 Prefix with center or genetics 59 ___ Mundo (what Cristóbal Colón explored) 61 Mope 62 *Medal for
bravery, maybe 64 60-Down
mascot 65 YouTube offering 66 Dillon or Damon 67 British submachine gun 68 “Nothing runs like a ___” (ad slogan) 69 A very long time … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues
Down 1 One checking
you out 2 Dub 3 “Let’s Make a
Deal” choice 4 Feminine suffix 5 Prickly ___ 6 Dear, as
une amie 7 Genre of the old Stax record label 8 Poet ___ Lee
Masters 9 Fifth word of “The StarSpangled Banner” 10 Denali’s home 11 Ship sinker 12 Pays no
attention to 13 “___ bad!” 18 The Auld Sod 22 Is worthy of 25 Fill with a
Crayola, say 26 Like some truths and flames 27 Makers of some H.S. homecoming floats 29 “What ___
told you …?” 33 Part of E.S.L.: Abbr. 34 Car, affectionately 35 ___ Canals 38 Hayseeds 39 Very long time 40 Mornings,
for short 41 Excluded 42 Generally
speaking 45 Written
introduction? 46 Take to a
higher level 47 Categorizes 49 Sure winner in
blackjack 51 Hawaiian
goose 53 Like the musical intro to “The Twilight Zone” 54 Lyric poem 55 Establishment
with booths 60 West Point inst. 61 Evenings,
for short 62 Underwear
initials 63 Orange “Sesame Street” Muppet