Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 On VHS, say 6 Symbol in the middle of a Scrabble board 10 Nile viper
13 The “S” of
NASA
14 Many a summer cottage locale 15 Engagement at 20 paces, maybe 16 Garment that might say “Kiss the cook” 17 Philosopher who said “Man is by nature a political animal” 19 “Montage of a Dream Deferred” poet 21 Pa Clampett of “The Beverly Hillbillies” 22 Ex-G.I. 23 Firebugs’
felonies 24 Vicodin, e.g. 27 Fitting 28 Sunshine unit 29 “The Interpretation of Dreams” writer 33 Macho sorts 34 Dictator Amin 35 “HAHAHA!,” in
texts
39 “Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening” artist 42 National bird of
Australia 45 Singer Carly
___ Jepsen 46 Thundered 47 Where Red
Square is 49 Fish in a 26
Down 51 Remarks around cute babies
52 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” singers 56 States of
emergency 57 Self-evident
truth
59 Chow
60 Show deference to an entering judge, say
61 ___ Park (Edison’s lab site) 62 Special intuition, for short 63 Beans high in
protein 64 Early PC
platform
Down
1 Org. with a 3.4-ounce container rule 2 Food symbolizing America 3 Exemplar 4 Class for a
future M.B.A. 5 Mao’s
successor 6 Roofing
material 7 Fortuneteller’s
deck
8 In the same mold as, with “to”
9 Mold anew 10 Orwell or Wells 11 Singer/actress
Gomez
12 ___ v. Ferguson (1896 Supreme Court ruling) 15 Feet, slangily 18 John of “Do the Right Thing” 20 “Frozen”
reindeer
21 Kid around 25 Iowa college
town 26 Common sushi order 27 Superdry 30 Opposite of
soar 31 Medicine-approving org.
32 Epitome of
stupidity 36 Ingredient in Worcestershire sauce 37 What Lindbergh famously did from New York to Paris
38 Jar tops 40 Many A.C.L.U. staffers
41 News item that its subject never reads 42 Come out 43 Businesses that tend to be busiest at the starts and ends of months 44 Depleted 48 Grouch 49 Bohemian 50 Sprays (down) 53 Pizazz
54 U.S. soccer
great Mia 55 Strikes (out) 58 Rapper ___ Def