NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across 1 As thick as

thieves 10 Butt heads 15 PV = k, to a

physicist 16 “Um… I’m standing right here!” 17 Nursing is a key component of it 18 Literary hero who gets resurrected 19 Introduction to

science? 20 It hurts when

you rub it in 22 Longtime radio

D. J. 24 Pentathlon

event 25 Puckish 26 Secretly 29 Chip, e. g. 30 ___ fair 33 One might be

embedded 34 “TheWarm

Heart of Africa” 36 Forum icons 38 President’s

personal aide 39 Phrase used as a basic tenet of improv comedy 40 Thundering 41 Worm’s-___

view 42 Daniels who adapted “The Office” for NBC 43 Advice for a

wannabe loser 46 PIN point 47 “Oven” 48 Like some exclusive contracts 52 Explosive

theory? 56 Birthday

visitors? 57 Resolved to do 58 Medical marijuana is one 60 Interlace 61 Start hopping 62 Whoops 63 Some office

openings Down 1 Former laptop

line 2 Woman’s name that becomes a man’s name when its first letter is added to the end 3 Blue shades 4 Germany and

Japan, once 5 It was cool in

the ’ 40s 6 Grp. that doesn’t cover the selfemployed 7 N. C. A. A.’ s St.

___ Oles 8 “How’s the

food?” 9 Crucial time for

network execs 10 Bank of America competitor 11 Grateful Dead

bassist Phil 12 Filled with

desire 13 Work one’s fingers to the bone 14 Mead 21 Scold and then

some 23 1998 Disney

princess 27 English setter,

e. g. 28 Careful workers, briefly? 29 Be successful,

as a proposal 30 Storied party

host 31 Yonder 32 Alchemist’s

starting point 35 Contribute 37 Identify online 38 Many an online

nuisance 40 Cedar Revolution locale 44 Cry after a

vacation 45 Exotic salad

ingredient 47 Orchestra

section 49 Lime cooler

garnish 50 “Fine, you win!” 51 Does some

kitchen prep 53 Be super- angry 54 Big shot 55 ___ club 59 Cry of

frustration