The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0121

Across 1 Popular playground pastime 9 Pacific demonstrations 15 News source with a “For the Record” feature 16 “Oh yeah!” 17 Remarkably

rapid 18 Overall 19 Producer of boxing rings 20 City in Central Macedonia 22 Permanent marker 23 Violinist Kavafian 24 Looks down 25 Actress

Campbell 26 “Dear ___” (“Double Fantasy” song) 28 Actress

Thurman 29 Charles who starred in the 1938 drama “Algiers” 30 Slightly 33 Prized

game fish 35 He played Ant-Man in 2015’s “Ant-Man” 36 Place 37 Come

out on top 40 Betraying extreme embarrassment 43 Prepare, as some Mexican food 44 Moviearchiving org. 46 Bulbous

perennial 47 Women’s

issue? 48 Series finale 50 Partner

of 9-Down 51 Downwind 52 What small cranes may produce 53 Tourist haven with the capital Denpasar 54 Home to the Zapotec people 56 Politician’s accessory 58 Letter closing 59 Share confidences with 60 He wrote “Lust’s passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes” 61 Warm, inviting

facial feature

Down 1 Camp classic 2 Words of

understanding 3 They result in very fast response times 4 “Superhits of the Superstars” label 5 Reaction from a tough crowd 6 Seller of TV and magazine spots, informally 7 Knocked

senseless 8 Oration location 9 Partner

of 50-Across 10 College just north of New York City 11 Squirt 12 “Nice going,

jerk!” 13 “Far less

than that” 14 Longhorns’

rivals 21 Blocks, e.g. 25 Common

beach policy 27 Works of a

lifetime 29 Imported

wheels? 31 Xmas, for Jimmy Buffett 32 First name in infamy 34 It may be labeled “XXX” 37 Install, as software before shipping 38 Software

event 39 Sorry 40 2013 World Series M.V.P., to fans 41 French motto

part 42 Restaurant with a “playful” name 45 “How ya

holdin’ up?” 48 United base 49 “Dumb and Dumber” drive destination 52 Looped in,

in a way 53 Midnight,

e.g. 55 Seat of Missouri’s Douglas County 57 Appropriate answer for this clue