The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0227

Across

1 Viewersupported TV network

4 Insect whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet 7 Single-masted

boat

12 “___ missing

something?” 13 Electric guitar

accessory 14 Film sections 15 Maker of instant pictures since 1948 18 Nights before

holidays 19 Capital of Egypt 20 Washes

without soap 23 Borrower’s limit 27 Filming location 28 1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster 30 Captain Hook’s henchman 31 “As I was going to St. ___ …” 32 “Please be patient” … or a literal description of 15-, 28-, 39- and 52-Across? 36 Patron saint of Norway 38 Pouting expression 39 “The Godfather

of Soul” 43 State of matter with the lowest density 46 Co-creator of Black Panther, Iron Man and the Hulk 47 Arrived, as

inspiration 49 Major city in

Tuscany 51 Abominable Snowman, by another name 52 Brief time to

shine

57 Rest periods 58 Fish in a Japanese garden 59 Sandy shade 60 Prone to creative expression 61 Move like a bunny

62 Like a fox

Down

1 Times, Post, Daily News, etc.

2 Schlocky film like “Killer Klowns From Outer Space” 3 Phone mode for a theater 4 Tavern 5 Angsty music

genre 6 Grander than

grand 7 Egyptian symbol of growth and rebirth 8 Sprite flavor 9 Number of Q tiles in Scrabble 10 “___ the ramparts we watched …” 11 Free ad, for

short 14 Descendant 16 Donkey 17 Surrealist with a trademark mustache

21 1815 novel on which the film “Clueless” was based

22 One reading tea

leaves, say 24 Site of an ancient painting, perhaps

25 Top card 26 Tie-breaking soccer shots: Abbr.

29 The “N” of

N.Y.C.

30 Earth’s oceans, so to speak 32 Tuscaloosa school, informally 33 Texter’s “I think

…”

34 Takes to the

impound lot 35 Scavenger ___ 36 Drinks you can get with or without pulp, for short

37 Back muscle, in

brief

40 Classic toy with the jingle lyric “a spring, a spring, a marvelous thing!”

41 Red root

vegetables 42 Italian painter

Guido

43 Those whom a

host hosts 44 Real

45 Very thin 48 Dark loaf, often 50 Egyptian symbol of life

52 Deg. for an

exec

53 Bobby of the Boston Bruins 54 Largest art museum in the Americas, with “the”

55 Overly

56 With it