NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Bouts, as of

crying 5 ___ Le Pew

( cartoon skunk) 9 Fizzy headache remedy, informally 14 Bra size smaller

than a “B” 15 Highway sign next to an offramp 16 Extend, as a

subscription 17 Not giving up on an argument, say 19 Throat- clearing

sounds 20 Words attributed

to 41- Across 22 Wyatt of the Old

West 23 Hi-___ monitor 24 Apt cry for

41- Across 31 Moving day

rental 32 Big laughs,

slangily 33 Symbol of

busyness 34 Cosmologist

Sagan 35 Ninnies 37 Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme 38 Fleur- de-___ 39 Money that needs to be repaid 40 Dresses in Delhi 41 Famous queen,

depicted literally 45 Early Beatle ___

Sutcliffe 46 Put into piles,

say 47 Something committed by 41- Across… or by this puzzle’s creator? 54 Attend a funeral,

say 55 Merchandise

location 56 Keepsake in a

cabinet, perhaps 57 Competitor of

Wisk 58 First among men 59 Minor fights 60 Cards sometimes hidden up sleeves 61 Blood

components

Down

1 Monopoly space with the words “Just Visiting” 2 Pimples 3 Wind that might blow one’s hat off 4 Malicious 5 Czar called “the

Great” 6 Not taxable,

e. g. 7 Wood for many a mountain cabin 8 Grammywinning James 9 Pick- me- up

drinks 10 It’s nothing new 11 Short race spec 12 Bit of viral web

content 13 Cries of pain 18 Article thrown over the shoulders 21 Long, hard

journeys 24 Atheist Madalyn

Murray ___ 25 Persian tongue 26 Prefix relating to

sleep 27 Shade of color 28 Fellow film critic

of Siskel 29 Eagle’s home 30 Belles of the

ball 31 The Bruins of the

Pac- 12 35 Krispy Kreme

product 36 Grain used in making AlphaBits 37 North Carolina’s

Cape ___ 39 Many Americans whose names end in - ez 40 Feudal workers 42 ___ de corps

( fellowship) 43 Tristan’s

beloved 44 Certain bank policy for A. T. M. withdrawals and wire transfers 47 Brilliant move 48 Ambient quality 49 “The Thin Man”

canine 50 Of the flock 51 Point where

lines meet 52 Fly high 53 Jane Austen

heroine 54 Roast hosts, for

short