The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Aspirations for a group of friends
11 Put in a hold 15 Pet that makes frequent use of a door flap 16 Jumble 17 Part of a romantic evening
18 Toll unit
19 Do to ___ 20 Wild troublemaker 22 Activity for outgoing people? 27 Paradigms 28 One sense 31 O.K.
34 Part of a dim sum meal 35 Professorial 36 Clothing 38 Something fabulous 39 They don’t come into play 41 It may hang from a chain 43 Compares (to)
44 Polish and polish, e.g. 47 Polish dish 49 Ruthless sort 53 Forest Service’s agcy. 54 Natural moisturizer in some cosmetics 59 Outright 60 Make drinkable, in a way 61 Actress Marsay of “Game of Thrones” 62 Sirius, for one Down 1 Gin fizz ingredient 2 Bail 3 Alternative media magazine, informally 4 Medical directive 5 Fizzle 6 Warsaw Pact member west of Poland, for short
7 It has included a heart symbol since 2011, in brief 8 Legislative landmark of ’10 9 Shop spinner 10 Drive … or part of a drive 11 Peace in the Mideast 12 They run while you ride
13 City where “Peer Gynt” premiered 14 “That’s enough” 21 Something that might be turned in to security
23 Handling 24 Division of a poem 25 Director Irwin famous for disaster films 26 Inflation fig. 27 Expression of regret
29 Part of the eye 30 Exempli gratia, e.g.: Abbr. 31 Electrical ___ 32 Mill fill 33 Unoriginal, as a comedian 35 “My God!,” in Hebrew 37 Rainmakers? 40 Spokeswoman in some insurance commercials
42 Make bubbly 45 “Crikey!” 46 Transfix 47 What an out-of-shape person might do while exercising 48 Spanish key 50 Charge 51 Church observance 52 He, but not she: Abbr. 55 ___ Mayor (Spanish constellation) 56 Token in The Game of Life 57 Hangout for the Fonz 58 Kind of home project, for short