The new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Truly amazed 5 Christina of 2003’s “Monster” 10 Pot covers 14 Spread on a
banh mi 15 Protective wear for a
grillmaster 16 Corn maze
measure
17 Last step in telephone instructions, often
19 Jessica of
“Valentine’s Day”
20 Bend at the
barre
21 “Can this be
happening?” 23 Registration
table items 26 Most Valuable Player and others
27 Prefix with
technology 29 “Steady as ___
goes”
30 Actor Beatty 31 Versatile
blackjack card 32 Quintet on a
Chinese flag 34 Seemingly
forever
37 Not easily
achieved 39 “The Fountainhead” author
42 “Ah, gotcha” 43 Greek god after whom an ocean is named
45 Fish in an ornamental pond
46 Butter serving 48 Official with a
protective vest 49 November parade participants, informally 50 Danny of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” 53
Spoke hoarsely, like a
blacksmith? Founder of
Zoom
Partner in
battle
What “V” may stand for in electronics What the ends of 17-, 21-,
37-, 39- and 55-Across are 64 Just sitting
around 65 Absolutely
loved
66 Bring in from
the field
67 One getting top
billing 68 Junction
points 69 Hazmat
regulator 55 57 59 60
DOWN
1 Sound system
component 2 Bend out of
shape
3 Mascara
shelfmates 4 Square dance
maneuver 5 Music genre for 21 Savage and 42 Dugg
6 2019 event for
Zoom, in brief 7 Police car 8 Bamboozles 9 Third-largest of the world’s oceans
10 Many a guide
dog
11 Less cordial 12 Anticipate with
trepidation
13 Is a success on
the market 18 Theatrical
backdrop 22 Some TikTok
users 24 Regarding 25 Country separating
Togo from Ivory Coast
By Zhouqin Burnikel
27 “I’m gonna
pass”
28 Kind of palm tree in Central and South America
32 Like a postworkout CrossFitter 33 Hayek of 2002’s
“Frida” 35 Out-and-out
falsehoods 36 Obnoxious
sort 38 Described
vividly
40 Talks one’s
mouth off 41 Say something
not nice about 44 Ripen, say
… or show embarrassment 47 You might see a big bill from this at a pet shop 49 Alternative to
shoelaces 50 Angel’s
opposite 51 Wash away
gradually 52 Fancy Mediterranean estate 54 Scathing
review 56 What thoughtless Annual subscriptions are available for the best people may be of Sunday crosswords from the last 50 years:
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