NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 Relief from the
desert? 5 Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on “America’s Got Talent” 10 Member of the
fam
13 “The gallant pig” of children’s literature 14 Certain noble’s
domain 15 Cinemax
competitor
16 * When many people solve crosswords 18 Word that sounds like its second letter 19 Sully 20 Introduces to
the mix
22 Player ___ 23 Much- litigated 2010 law, for short
26 Bar order
specification 27 Rocinante, to
Don Quixote 28 * Rough patch 30 Puckered
32 Big name in
A. T. M. s
33 * Occupied
oneself 39 Mauna ___ 40 Becoming new,
in a way
42 * Cheat on, say 47 One of three in a double magnum bottle
48 Group of fish 49 Big mouth,
informally 50 Common cause
of tonsillitis
51 “It” factor? 53 How Lennon wrote the opening lines of “I Am the Walrus”
55 See 48- Down 56 Benjamin Franklin adage … or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues
60 [ Groan] 61 Hullabaloo 62 Avocado pit, e. g. 63 Quaker’s
possessive 64 Annual parade
V. I. P.
65 Recipe amts.
Down
1 Core components, for short
2 Loves every second of something
3 44 years? 4 Atmosphere on “The Twilight Zone”
5 “Everybody’s a
comedian” 6 British pop star
Rita 7 Came out on
top
8 “Young Frankenstein” role
9 Provider of
specs 10 Equilibrium
11 “Jackpot!”
12 Play part 14 Secretly include,
maybe
17 Loses ground
slowly but surely 21 Family
inheritance? 22 Sony console of the 2000s, for short
24 One of more than 200 Bach works
25 Playful and
teasing 29 Doodled, e. g. 31 Hockey fake- out 34 Turn down 35 Christmas scent 36 Price per piece 37 Gemstones resembling topaz
38 Mired ( in)
41 Org.
42 “Having said
that …”
43 “We’re not ___!” ( classic line from “Wayne’s World”) 44 Rowboat mover 45 Fabrics
46 Gone bad, to
Brits
48 With 55- Across,
public thanks 52 Thigh- slapper 54 Org.? What org.? 57 Swab’s swab 58 Fuel economy authority, for short
59 N. F. L. divisions:
Abbr.