The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Expert with a temper?
11 Con
15 Adoration of the Kardashians, e.g. 16 Finale
17 Product of busybodies
18 Pallid
19 Flying formations 20 Barnyard sound 21 Oscar nominee for 1997’s “Affliction” 23 Confuse
25 Challenge before entering a haunted house 28 Edgar winner Levin
30 Grooves
31 Rule, informally 32 Relating to areas 34 Putting out 36 “Help!” or “SOS” 37 Defensive motions 39 Play group
40 Quite stylish
42 _ _ _-size (big) 44 Early dial-up service provider 45 Part of an eclipse 46 Singer with the 2014 #1 album “1000 Forms of Fear”
47 One aboard the Tiangong space station
50 One of the Allman Brothers 54 Professor in the Potterverse 55 Senators’ org. 57 Caffeine, for one 58 Flight unit
59 Eatery with a 1950s vibe, say 62 Maryland athlete, familiarly 63 Belittling
64 Major bear? 65 Luxury vantage point
DOWN
1 Jewish mourning period
2 Didn’t go all in, say
3 Eyed rudely
4 Some Rhine wines 5 Follow relentlessly
6 One slow on the pick-up?
7 ___ giraffe, tallest land mammal on earth 8 “You can’t tell me what to do!” 9 Swimming/ biking/running event, informally 10 They make compelling suggestions
11 Burn, in a way 12 Nation smaller than West Virginia with six active volcanoes
13 True believers 14 Might
22 Send packing 24 MLB’S so-called “dead-ball ___” 26 City near the confluence of the Colorado and Gila rivers
27 They’re there in the clutch
29 Group members who are the most tech-savvy
32 Iranian sage who inspired Nietzsche
33 “Yo mama” jokes, often
35 Big screens? 36 “Right away!”
38 ___ Kedrova, Oscar-winning actress for “Zorba the Greek”
41 Recipe directive 43 “___ Mubarak” (holiday greeting in Islam)
48 Letter after I
49 Pulse
51 Golfer Palmer, to fans
52 ___ York 53 Everglades predator
56 Peacock or eye, in broadcasting 58 Disco ___ (“The Simpsons” character)
60 “Oh no!”
61 Actor Shepard of “Zathura: A Space Adventure”