The new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Extended feature of “Hey Jude” and “Layla” 5 Heat setting,
in brief
8 Many morality
tales 14 Mankind,
biblically 15 Meaningful work, for short?
16 Serve as a gobetween 17 Sunset shade
(MT) 19 Churchill portrayer in 2017’s “Darkest Hour” 20 “Sixteen Tons”
singer, often 21 Start of an objection
(TX)
23 Props can build
it up 25 Encumbered 26 Opposite of an
exception 29 It’s played in the 5-Across, informally
32 It may be hard
to follow 34 Booty spot?
(PA)
36 All ears 38 “Documentary Now!” cable channel, originally 39 “... about up to
here”
41 Bluff, say 42 Holst’s “The Planets,” for one
44 They’re the
pits (AZ) 46 Congresscreated media giant 47 Dispensed,
with “out” 48 Throw out 49 Evidence provider for some citations
51 Go to 53 Sole (UT) 57 Isolates, in a
way 61 Withdraw 62 Run off … or how to make the answers to 17-, 21-, 34-, 44- and 53-Across fit their clues 64 Jamaican sprinter ThompsonHerah with five Olympic golds Bottle-___ Lumpy citrus Did some campaign work 15-Across
focus: Abbr. After, before 65 66 67
68 69
DOWN
1 Consumer’s energy source, informally 2 Old music halls 3 Glue amounts,
often
4 “Go on, do something funny”
5 “Sorry ___
sorry” 6 “EastEnders” broadcaster, with “the” 7 Extra: Abbr. 8 Like leis
9 Was laid up 10 Devil’s bargain,
so to speak 11 Fruit liqueur
from Italy 12 Hairy twin in a
Bible story 13 In the mail 18 Dress nicely,
with “up” 22 Unequaled,
ever
24 Best New American Play award 26 Longtime CBS
procedural 27 “Sounds exciting,” sincerely or sarcastically
Lewis Rothlein
28 Going both
ways
30 Do something amazing for another 31 Gives ___
(attempts) 33 Attempts 35 Manhattan
component 36 Sounds of
realization 37 Actress Harper of “No
Country for Old Men” 40 Their scores are on some coll. applications 43 Painful effort 45 Enjoyed something with relish, say
47 ___ milk 50 Poet who originated the phrase “For whom the bell tolls” 52 Clairvoyant’s
claim
53 Ready,
informally 54 Move,
informally 55 “Careful where you open this” indicator 56 Squeezed
(out)
58 A bird in flight,
for Lufthansa 59 Birds whose eyes don’t move
60 Apt rhyme for
“fit”
63 Some items in purses, for short