The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 1227
Across
1 Cracker boxes?
6 Criticized continuously
10 Shareable PC files
14 Military trainee
15 Co-creator of the “Watchmen” comic books
17 Earmark
18 Where stars may align
19 “That was mean”
21 Malicious creations of hackers
22 “Well, well”
23 In a way
25 Rested
26 Like Goldilocks
27 Things opened in bars
31 “You said what?”
32 Locale of Dingle and Donegal
33 Historic speaker at Israel’s Knesset on 11/20/1977
34 It’s icy and coated with salt
38 Light unit
39 Weirdo
40 Contraction missing a “v”
41 ___ error
42 Mountebanks, less formally
44 Onetime part of the Air France fleet, in brief
45 “Heavens!”
47 Brand with a paw print in its logo
48 Completely shunned
51 Follow-up series to MTV’s “16 and Pregnant”
53 The National Weather Service has one for storm severity
55 Hill on the Hill, once
56 Express affection from afar
57 Jason of “How I Met Your Mother”
58 Golfer Carol who won the 1965 U.S. Women’s Open
59 TV time
60 Forum troublemaker
Down
1 1918 pandemic
2 Jurassic creature whose name means “different lizard”
3 Was completely comfortable
4 Key material
5 Alien-seeking org.
6 Good state for a performer to be in
7 Encouraging cheer
8 Father figure?
9 Encouraging cheer
10 Stormy Daniels, e.g.
11 “Sweet!”
12 Guitar part
13 Goes down
16 ___ Smith, player of the Doctor on “Doctor Who”
20 Michael’s “Weekend Update” coanchor on “S.N.L.”
24 Bit of court wear
26 “It’s ___ fun!”
28 Alternative to “Hasta la vista!”
29 Establishment with 12 cabins in a classic 1960film
30 Don’t try to do everything at once
33 Noted retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center
35 Favorable loan term
36 Take for a spin, say
37 Singer with the 2012 #1 hit “Somebody That I Used to Know”
42 Disapproving sounds
43 Deep-frying need
46 Wedding circle?
47 Private
48 Cold War weapon, for short
49 Mixer option
50 Southern university or the town it’s in
52 It’s right there on the map!
54 Brit. military honor