NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 U.S. intelligence
org.
4 Pal you might
take fishing?
8 Very minor
celeb
15 Preserve in a display, as a sacred relic
17 “My understanding is ...”
18 Trident-wielding
god of the sea 19 Apollo’s twin who rules over the hunt
20 Tied, as a hay
bale
21 “Go back” menu
command
22 6, on a phone’s
keypad
23 ___ and downs 24 Capital of
Saskatchewan 27 Mooring and
fishing spot
28 Bit of fishing
gear
29 Experiencing Novocain’s effects, say
30 Stop pushing so
hard
32 Simplicity
34 Sun Devils’ sch. 35 “Stop!,” to a
sailor
36 Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle
40 “Beat it!”
42 Tooth puller’s
deg.
43 Israel’s Netanyahu, informally 47 Form-fitting swimwear brand
48 Reef wrigglers 50 Irate
51 Result of
splitting hairs? 52 Lakeside rentals 54 Mac
alternatives
55 Host Glass of public radio’s “This American Life”
56 Mimicked
58 Relative of a
llama
60 Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld
62 Leery of cameras and microphones, say
64 Muslim land
with a monarch 65 God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing
66 Goes out like
the tide
67 Make out, in
Britspeak
68 Spanish “that”
DOWN
1 Trident-wielding
god of the sea
2 Chilly-sounding
pod in a stir-fry 3 Lends a hand
4 Town ___ (old-time news announcer)
5 Like some assets and agendas
6 One, in Oaxaca 7 The “M” of
“M.I.B.” 8 Apollo’s twin who rules over the hunt
9 Nonvegan fat in
a pie crust
10 Comparison
words
11 Seattle-to-san
Diego dir.
12 Rhyming destinations for yummies
13 Renowned
14 Tourist
destination
16 Clucking sort
21 Relieve of a load 25 Tortilla chip dip,
informally
26 “My folks are
gonna kill me!” 27 Backup strategy if things go wrong
30 Los Angeles
football player 31 Mendes of “2
Fast 2 Furious” 33 “Snowy” wader 37 “Far out!”
38 Moody music
genre
39 City that’s home to Munch’s
“The Scream” 40 “I’ve heard enough excuses!”
41 Bathroom tile
material
44 Deadlocked
situation
45 God celebrated with wine, feasts and dancing
46 “It looks that
way to me!”
47 Natural weaver 49 Brand for water
fun
52 Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld
53 Weapon for David in the Bible
56 Somewhat
57 Tennis champ
Sampras
59 ___ to play
61 Before,
poetically
62 OB/GYNS, e.g. 63 A, in
Wiesbaden