The new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Carne ___ taco 6 Ski mountain
transport 10 Hairdo 14 Substance used by gymnasts and cellists 15 Major or Minor
in astronomy? 16 Cry just before the guest of honor arrives at a surprise party 17 Staged, as a
disappearance 18 The country
music industry 20 The lobbying
industry
22 So far
23 Blog message 24 Like facts, but
not fiction 26 The high-tech
industry 31 Valuable violin,
informally 32 Leave out 33 Japanese
honorific
35 Ja’s opposite 36 Banksy’s “Girl With Balloon,” e.g. 38 Low-ranking
NCOs
39 Office linkup
letters 40 Vegan protein
source
41 Think “OMG!
OMG!”
42 The advertising
industry 46 Makes a choice 47 Ancient Roman statesman known as “the Censor” 48 Rocky outcrops 51 The
automotive industry
54 The film
industry
57 More bizarre 59 Actress
Fanning 60 Carmaker with a four-ring logo
61 Conceal 62 National
symbol
Put on display,
with “out” Friend of Forman and Fez on “That ’70s Show” 63 64
DOWN
1 Sound from a
little dog 2 Marinate, e.g. 3 Shows
curiosity 4 Nutritionist’s
offering 5 Smartphone operating system with the biggest market share 6 Find on the
radio dial 7 Sitter’s
handful 8 Ninny 9 Encouraging
word 10 Sculptor’s
tool
11 Like canned sardines and olives, typically 12 Just twiddling
one’s thumbs 13 Three in
a yard 19 Strongroom 21 “Emergency”
keyboard key 24 Rating for non-kid shows
25 Train travel 26 Use a rice
cooker, e.g. 27 Olympic figure skater Slutskaya
By Jamey Smith
28 Like some tights and baseball games 29 College sports
channel 30 New Haven Ivy
Leaguer 31 NBC weekend skit show, for short 34 Situation
Room grp. 36 Not quite all 37 Alien
transports 38 Make out
40 A bit lit
41 Gag gift in a
ventilated box 43 Fairway
challenge 44 Scored 100 on
an exam 45 Brewery
fixture 48 Sous-___ 49 Get moving,
casually 50 Spaghetti ___
carbonara 51 Chowderhead 52 “White Wedding” singer
Billy 53 Oolong and
Darjeeling 55 Angkor ___ (Cambodian temple) 56 Fox drama “___ Kind of People” 58 Onetime movie studio rival of MGM
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