The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Police officers 5 Activity with a

lotus position 9 Word before Actor and Actress at the Oscars

13 Tie score 14 Emerged, as an

issue

16 Story about Zeus or Hera, say

17 Where to get

one’s Kix? 19 Have on 20 Birds in a

gaggle

21 Dig in at dinner 23 ___ Lanka 24 Jeans or

jodhpurs 25 Singer/ songwriter nicknamed “Piano Man” 28 “___-Man” (Paul Rudd superhero film) 29 Gloomy

atmosphere 30 In the

countryside 31 Forlorn, directionless type

34 Some hotel and restaurant staffers 35 Place for a

ship’s captain 36 Top-of-the-line 37 Places among the troops, as a journalist 40 Survey of Election Day voters 44 Somewhat,

informally 45 Street ___ (acceptance among peers) 46 One of 435 in

D.C.

47 Greener energy

source 49 Skedaddles 51 Org. promoting

oral health 52 Source for

maple syrup 53 Derisive cries from the audience

54 Jab 56 Categorize

simplistically 60 Diabolical 61 Marine animals

with flippers 62 “___ go bragh!” (“Ireland forever!”) 63 Cold and damp,

as a basement 64 Barbecue

skewer 65 1-Across in Manhattan, for short

Down

1 U.S. public

health agcy. 2 Common herb

in pizza 3 Perennial embarrassments for teens 4 Like most

desserts

5 New Haven alma mater of five presidents 6 Sphere

7 Melted chocolate, e.g.

8 To boot 9 Luxury German

carmaker 10 Blight on the

landscape

11 Fix one’s gaze

on 12 Sensations at amusement parks 15 Carrier based at Ben Gurion Airport 18 Nincompoop 22 Ruthless

ruler

24 Chum

25 “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” writer

26 Under the

weather 27 Minty drink at Churchill Downs 29 Capitol insiders, informally 32 Letter before

iota

33 Many family

cars 34 Emptiness 36 Figure skating

jump

37 Got away 38 Neighbor of Ukraine once part of the U.S.S.R. 39 Burglary, e.g. 40 Noted stretch

of time 41 Grand

speechmaking 42 Reveal

inadvertently 43 Discs on

hi-fis 45 Xeroxes,

e.g. 48 Mushroom

parts

49 George or Louis, to William and Kate 50 Leonard who wrote the song “Hallelujah” 53 The late Alex Trebek, for one 55 Antlered

animal 57 Distinct

disparity 58 Pharmacist/ philanthropist Lilly

59 Finale