NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Smart TV brand 4 They’re shared by twins
8 Occur
14 One of many on a starfish 15 Ethical gray area 16 –
17 Dude
18 “Here’s what we should do” 20 Called balls, say 22 Mustang or Impala
23 Tarnish 24 Complete series, maybe 26 One may keep you on the right track, for short 28 James who sang “How Strong Is a Woman” 29 Accessory for Hello Kitty 34 Place for a spiritual retreat 36 Eponym for an annual prize for American humor
39 Portrait mode feature
40 Bar mixer
42 Big time
43 Word with star or navel
44 Place for swimming lessons, informally 45 Prefix meaning “sun”
47 Non-pro
48 Sisterly
50 Flight ___ 53 Actress Mendes 54 Like the bunny slope
56 Slice of brie, e.g. 60 –
62 Laughs
64 Dance move named after a Manhattan neighborhood 67 Sinus doc
68 Not qualified (to)
69 Mideast royal 70 Part of what makes you you 71 Dark volcanic rock
72 Toward el Atlántico, from Cuba
73 Comic book onomatopoeia
DOWN
1 Tagliatelle topper
2 Morsel in Hansel and Gretel’s path 3 Comedian with the 2014 humor book “Yes Please”
4 In the thick of 5 End of a presidential address? 6 Upright
7 Chapter after chapter 8 Blackjack choice
9 U.S. Open winner of 1994 and 1999 10 Hawaiian word meaning “hors d’oeuvre”
11 Tablet 12 Citation abbreviation 13 Part of a U.N. address?
19 Italian auto with a bull in its logo 21 Sandwich order specification 25 Accept as a loss 27 Wok, e.g. 30 “Notorious” justice, in brief 31 Familial outcast depicted three times in this puzzle
32 Greek spirit 33 Small songbird 34 Isn’t oneself? 35 N.Y.C. neighborhood next to Tribeca 37 Some small Scots
38 Internet service provider whose name is now stylized with a period
41 – 45 “Don’t I know you from somewhere?” 46 “Your Song” singer Rita
49 List on Craigslist, say 51 Arrival declaration 52 Coral ___ 54 They’re found in brackets 55 November,
Alfa, ___, Oscar (“NATO” in the NATO alphabet) 56 Cousin of a carp 57 Tennis’s Mandlikova 58 Divisions of history
59 Actor Idris
61 Fat in Indian cooking
63 Put away securely
65 –
66 Hobbyist’s purchase