The new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Lines at the
cinema?
7 Trim, as text 11 What a winner takes, it’s said
14 ___ Prize (satirical scientific award since 1991) 16 Seaweed
around sushi 17 Oolong, e.g. 18 Mix at a mixer,
say
21 Annual video game competition, for short 22 Event first televised in 1953, with “the” 23 Finishes 24 S.U.V.
alternative 26 Hoppy brew 27 Gobbled up 29 Texter’s “Can you believe it?!” 30 Metaphor for lies, in a Walter Scott poem 35 Pinnacle 37 Took without
asking
38 One day ___
time
39&43
Historical period found in each set of circled letters 45 Long, long time 46 Add up to 49 Bearded beasts 50 Fit perfectly 53 The first “O” of
O.O.O.
54 Fled
55 Cube root of
1,000 56 Intel-gathering
mission 59 Opening with
leaks? 62 Feature of a
deerstalker 64 Baton Rouge
sch. 65 Surviving, but
just barely
69 A braggart has
a big one 70 Opposite of
“for here” 71 Humble
response to “How do you
do it?” 72 “Unbelievable!”
73 Site of a fabled
gift horse 74 Snags
DOWN
1 Coins that are 1.35 mm thick
“Go ahead, tell me the answer”
Latin phrase
before a year Yule ___ (Christmas confection) 5 Like kiwis and plum tomatoes, by shape 6 Astonished
exclamations 7 Competition
participant 8 Homer Simpson’s signature cries
9 Vexation
10 The first “O” of
O-O-O 11 Gazillions 12 NSFW,
probably 13 Young chaps 15 Aboveboard 19 Many
California wines
20 ___ Richards a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic 25 “Couldn’t have said it any better” 27 Partner 28 “Smells Like ___ Spirit” (Nirvana song) 31 Divine Father 32 Needed further
explanation 2 3 4
By Julian Lim
33 Shakespearean words to a traitor 34 Howls at the
moon 35 Terrific, in
slang
36 With 52-Down,
39-Across leader from 1949 to 1976
40 Singer James 41 In the near
future
42 Greek vowel 44 Feverish
symptom 47 “Good
going!” 48 Suspicious
(of)
51 Class with angles, for short
52 See 36-Down 53 Batman or Harry Potter,
e.g. 57 Tributary of the Missouri River 58 Unclothed
figures
59 “I’m glad that’s
over!” 60 Jafar’s parrot
in “Aladdin” 61 Have
memorized 62 Breakfast
brand
63 Green
dispensers 66 Cousin ___ (“The Addams Family” character) 67 Neither’s
partner 68 Basis for some
vaccines