NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Has a long shelf life
6 The Lone Star State
11 Place to recover one’s health
14 Native Alaskan
15 Vigilant
16 Arctic diving bird
17 Identity of 61-Across
19 “The X-files” agcy.
20 Like some reactions and flights during storms
21 Blacktop
23 Opposite of WSW
24 Part of a needle
26 Something a diva may sing
27 Overhaul, as a show
30 Originator of
61-Across
34 Teacher’s note accompanying a bad grade, maybe
35 Rapper Shakur
36 Television portrayer of 61-Across
40 Singers Bareilles and Evans
41 Steer clear of
44 Film portrayer
of 61-Across
48 Contract stipulation
49 Lead-in to “man” in superhero-dom
50 Flow out, as the tide
52 Youngster
53 Pain in the lower back
57 “Just leave!”
60 Back talk
61 Co-founder of the Justice League
63 Bullring cheer
64 Humdingers
65 Plainly visible
66 Something to write on or crash in
67 Ocular inflammations
68 Smell or taste
DOWN
1 Corporate hierarchies, figuratively
2 Property recipient, in law
3 Rising concern?
4 ___ fish sandwich
5 Linger
6 Late in arriving
7 Inventor Whitney
8 “Hercules” character who got her own show
9 Rainbows, for example
10 Part of an assembly instruction
11 Mac browser
12 Go ___ (become listed on a stock exchange)
13 Japanese dogs
18 “I don’t want to hear a ___ out of you!”
22 Meat in many an omelet
25 Teach
28 Adams who played Lois
Lane in “Man of Steel”
29 Brainy bunch
31 Tax return pros
32 Batmobile, e.g.
33 Eight-related
35 Poi ingredient
37 Mid-june honoree
38 Longoria of “Desperate Housewives”
39 Some delivery people
42 Weather map lines
43 Easing of international tensions
44 Racehorse’s gait
45 Eagle constellation
46 Thrown (together)
47 Shoot the breeze
48 Trucker who relays “bear traps”
51 Confer divine favor on
54 Leatherpunching tools
55 Joint malady
56 Just
58 “Terrible” time for tykes
59 Relocate
62 Payment ___