NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Way out
5 [Gulp!]
10 Concern for a
physiognomist 14 Do some
modeling
15 Wolfgang
___, pioneer in quantum physics
16 Not just suggest 17 Assume the
spotlight
20 One of many produced in a particle accelerator
21 Subjects of King
Vajiralongkorn 22 What might be said by successful bettors … or sesame seeds? 26 “I get it”
27 Title abroad
30 Words after
grace, perhaps 31 Meilleur
___ (French “bestie”)
34 Fast pace
36 Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P 37 Many a
Mauritanian
38 Job actions that come with reimbursement packages, in brief
40 Figure in the
Book of Samuel 41 Nickname that sounds like its second and third letters
42 Record label 45 Question that suggests “That’s crazy!” 46 N.F.L. coach
Rivera
47 Household sighting that one hopes is just a speck of dirt
48 Got with
49 Like Google searches, typically
53 Tourist town NE
of Snowbird
54 ___-feuille (French pastry named for its layers)
55 Selfish sort
56 Classmate, e.g. 57 ___ one
58 Buzz
59 O.E.D. unit:
Abbr.
60 Makes some preparations during pregnancy
61 North Macedonia joined it in 2020
DOWN
1 Mailing address
abbr.
2 Head of the
bar?
3 A bit off, say
4 Brand name associated with cups
5 Alertness
6 World’s largest ethnic group, representing about 18% of the global population
7 Tear down to
the studs 8 Informal adjective after “big” or “good” 9 Where one might get into a rut
10 Natasha ___ (“Rocky and Bullwinkle” antagonist)
11 Prove useful to 12 Unimportant workers, metaphorically 13 Milk source
18 Natural jewelry
material
19 Lacking
23 Where spies
work
24 Bloody Mary
request
25 English class largely unconcerned with the English?
27 Some bottle
openers
28 Writer who worked with Malcolm X on his posthumous 1965 autobiography 29 Crayon
alternative
31 Plant genus named after the Greek goddess of nature
32 Headliner
33 “Would you look at the time!”
35 Who’s in the
running?
37 ___ film
39 Tech debut of
2011
41 Not supporting 43 Hustler
44 Early phases
50 ___ Boykins, longtime N.B.A. player who stood at only 5’5”
51 They form parallel lines along the National Mall 52 Take for a spin?