NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 Big advertiser at
auto races 4 Sunoco
competitor 9 Distinctive smell 13 Breakfast
restaurant chain 15 Quarter Pounder
topper 16 Jay who preceded Jimmy Fallon 17 Singer’s latest 19 “What’s gotten
___ you?” 20 Poems whose titles often start “To a …” 21 Con’s opposite 22 Alternatives to
Nikes 23 Lodge member 24 Like religious institutions vis- à- vis the I. R. S. 26 King Arthur’s
magician 29 The lion in
summer? 30 “Disgusting!” 31 What gigabytes
might measure 35 Vexes 39 “We can go
safely now” 42 Like food from aWest African drive- through? 43 Tire material 44 In the style of 45 Envision 47 Scores two
under par 49 “Excuse me?” 55 YouTube
posting, casually 56 Praise highly 57 The Diamondbacks, on scoreboards 58 Vicinity 60 ___ monster ( desert denizen) 61 Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.’ s “I Have a Dream” speech … or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49- Across 64 Wartime friend 65 Actress
Christina 66 Chunk of
concrete 67 Loch ___
monster 68 Approved, as a
contract 69 Resting place?
Down
1 Covet one’s neighbor’s wife, e. g. 2 “The Cosby
Show” son 3 Volatile situation 4 Mustard in the game Clue, e. g.: Abbr. 5 Bumbling 6 Queen’s crown 7 Shout at Fenway
Park 8 Final word shouted before “Happy New Year!” 9 Cruet filler at an Italian restaurant 10 Jeans material 11 Not bottled, at a
bar 12 Perch in a
chicken house 14 Green shampoo 18 ___ Pie ( frozen
treat) 22 Tree toppler 25 French president’s palace 26 Catcher’s glove 27 Canyon effect 28 More proximate 32 East Lansing sch. 33 Gambling parlor,
for short 34 Umbrella part 36 Super bargains 37 Vitamin- rich
green vegetable 38 Mmes. of Madrid 40 Dresses up for a
comic con, say 41 Fancy tie 46 Grab a bite 48 TV’s “2 Broke
___” 49 Started 50 Napoleon, on
St. Helena 51 Vexes 52 Bobby who sang “Mack the Knife” 53 Big name in
vacuum cleaners 54 Sister’s
daughter, e. g. 59 “Right now!” 61 Payday, often:
Abbr. 62 Help 63 Letters on an unfinished sched.