NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across 1 Tori who sang

“Cornflake Girl” 5 Inspiring part of

the body? 9 Shot the bull 14 Handed- down

tales 15 Bibliographic

abbr. 16 As a friend, in

France 17 Nut from Hawaii 19 Certain nonviolent protest 20 Elements’

various forms 22 Wanna-___

( copycats) 23 Have on 24 Ottoman bigwig 28 Tapioca or taro

root 31 “Eternally nameless” Chinese concept 34 Places where

knots are tied 36 ___ chi 37 “The Magic Mountain” novelist Thomas 38 Places to do

figure eights 41 One preparing for an upcoming flood 42 Sports org. with

a five- ring logo 43 Rudely interrupt,

as a comedian 44 “Cheers”

bartender 45 Like mud, in an

idiom 47 Under siege 48 Lacking

adornment 50 Mil. mail center 52 Three main 20- Across … with examples included in 38- Across and 11- and 26- Down 59 Parts of combination locks 60 Bursting with

joy 61 Leading the

pack 62 Middle’s middle? 63 Sell 64 Like much chili 65 Greased auto

part 66 Just manages,

with “out” Down 1 Help for the

poor 2 Ring around a

castle 3 Toothed whale 4 Ticket

specification 5 Alternative to

buy 6 Nth degree 7 Babe in the

woods 8 Early rock genre

for David Bowie 9 Court

entertainer 10 ___ Bath ( prank

call name) 11 Large containers often found atop buildings 12 Abu Dhabi

dignitary 13 Loud noise 18 Go down the

gangplank 21 Just free of the

sea bottom 24 Annoying sorts 25 Giant in lightweight metals 26 Some Mississippi River traffic 27 This- and- that

dish 29 City on the Erie

Canal 30 The U. N.’ s ___

Ki- moon 32 Site for a parolee

tracking device 33 Get- go 35 Went by sloop,

say 37 Computer alternatives to touchpads 39 “Piggy” 40 Bring to 212°

again 45 Fried chicken

option 46 Welch of “Myra

Breckinridge” 49 Divvy up 51 A vital sign 52 It’s 1 for 90° 53 Mother of Helen

of Troy 54 Alpine goat 55 Run- down

tavern 56 Show one’s nerdy side, with “out” 57 Youngest Brontë 58 Yardsticks: Abbr. 59 Qty. at a bakery