Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Hacky ___
(game)
5 Loud, mocking
call
9 Wash with
vigor
14 Sound of a
chuckle
15 Stare at, as a
creep might 16 Principle to
fight for
17 Z ___ zebra 18 Poetic foot with a short and a long syllable 19 Opposite of
rural
20 Popular dog
crossbreed 23 Common dog
command 24 Coins in India 27 Have an invisible footprint 32 Whimper 35 ___ and tonic 36 Part of a test that may produce a hand cramp 37 Thurman of
“Pulp Fiction” 38 Was gentle
with 41 Before, in a
poem
42 Tinker Bell, for
one
44 Locale of the anvil and the stirrup 45 Vehicle that travels in only one direction 46 One version of
poker
50 Actor Nielsen
of “Airplane!” 51 Pants might
burst at them 55 “S.N.L.”
offering 59 Commuting
option
62 Grand
achievement 63 Root used in
making poi 64 “Party on, ___!” “Party on, Garth!” 65 Jane Austen
novel
66 Lake that feeds into Lake Ontario 67 Newspaper
opinion pieces 68 Optimistic 69 Ballpoint
points
Down
1 Retrieves, as
baseballs
2 “The Fox and the Grapes” author 3 Country along Argentina’s entire western border
4 Model and reality star Jenner 5 Connect
6 “Holy moly!” 7 Furry red monster of children’s TV 8 Having a new
life
9 Made a bust? 10 Occupations 11 Massage 12 John Cougar Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K. in the ___”
13 “Big” name in
London 21 Barely scrape
(by) 22 Batman and Robin are a “dynamic” one
25 Artist’s stand 26 Panic
28 Prior to now 29 YouTube clip,
informally 30 Ceased 31 Green-___
monster 32 Botch, as a
catch
33 Inbox
accumulation 34 Relinquish, as
one’s rights 38 Tornadoes 39 “Wee” fella 40 Botch
something 43 Take back, as
an offer 45 Add sugar to 47 Skill of an
archer 48 Marijuana cigarette, in old slang 49 Use a sentence
with a “?” 52 Maker of
Asteroids 53 Intermittently available fast-food sandwich 54 High heels,
e.g.
56 Version that’s just for show
57 Some Thanksgiving side dishes 58 Common dog
command 59 Start of every ZIP code in Virginia 60 Genre for Megan Thee Stallion 61 Sailor’s
“yes”