The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0310
Across
1 Soft “seat” in the woods
5 Things that may be hot or dropped
9 It’s a lot to assume
14 Shocked response to Brutus
15 Come back
16 Cropped up
17 Good name for an average Joe
18 Related
19 Moving gracefully
20 Start of a saying about getting in the way
23 Acid’s opposite
24 Mad as a hatter
28 Wrangler alternative
29 Start of a saying about negative influence
32 Rocker Bob
33 Elizabeth I, for one
34 Center of a sting operation?
37 Small, flatbottomed boat
40 Stereotypical clown name
41 Concede 43 “The Persistence of Memory” and “Lobster Telephone”
45 Start of a saying about parental discipline
48 Ply the needle
51 Quick, possibly controversial bit of commentary
52 Body of work
54 Warning you might give before revealing the endings of 20-, 29- and 45-Across?
57 Like some shrimp and jets
60 “Argo” or “Fargo”
61 The McCoys, e.g.
62 ___-American (like about 6% of the U.S.)
63 Title matchmaker in an 1815 novel
64 James or Jones of jazz
65 Junior and senior
66 Common medical advice
67 Harvest
Down
1 Like solving crosswords
2 Eight-time Oscar nominee for Best Actor
3 Action in tennis, swimming and golf
4 Highest, on a diploma
5 Polysemous words have multiple of these
6 Repulsive
7 Smart
8 California county north of Marin
9 Refuses to carry out
10 They’re usually packed on St. Patrick’s Day
11 Caught
12 “Kinda”
13 Finder’s ___ 21 Common cosmetics component
22 Subj. of Charlotte Brewer’s “TreasureHouse of the Language”
25 Popular prom hairstyle
26 Apt rhyme for “blob”
27 Sleek, in auto-speak
30 Hair-raising cry
31 Bouquet thrower
32 Place to watch a game with friends
34 Draw, colloquially
35 Prime Cuts Extra Gravy brand
36 Strip in the bedroom, maybe 38 Partner of away
39 Tripping hazard
42 Boomerangs for Aboriginal Australians, e.g.
44 It might occur to you
46 Ring ref’s decision
47 Calfless cow
48 Slender
49 Slips
50 After-meal amenity
53 Worrier’s ailment, it’s said
55 Garnish for a gimlet
56 Classic boulevard liners
57 Noisy bird
58 Application
59 Hamm with two Olympic gold medals