Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 “Shoot!”
11 It’s turned down at a hotel
14 Living under a rock, say
15 Language that Minecraft was written in
16 How hors d’oeuvres are served
17 Squeezed (out)
18 1996 horror classic originally titled “Scary Movie”
19 Major upsets, e.g.
21 “Yikes!”
22 Only chemical element whose name fits this answer’s length
24 Bell of the synth-pop duo Erasure
25 Cone head?
26 Die-hard enthusiasts, and then some
29 Moisten, in a way
33 Eco-centric college class, informally?
35 At some previous point
36 Produced, as digital currency
37 Wild-tasting
38 He’s a mensch
40 J. M. Barrie boatswain
41 Something people trip on, informally
42 Half of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon duo
44 ___ Aarnio, interior designer who created the bubble chair
45 Refuse to settle, say
46 A-line line
49 Early flat screen
53 Capital in Lewis and Clark County
55 “I thought of a joke about ___, but it’s too corny” (groaner)
56 Here, to locals
58 Urge
59 Chores, typically
60 Word on either side of “vs.”
61 Some sleeveless frocks
Down
1 Kids’ game cry
2 Unit of measure that has a shared etymology with “inch”
3 Striking
4 Word at the center of Rhode Island’s flag
5 They’re just above C’s
6 If not more
7 Go green, perhaps?
8 “Shoot!”
9 Founder of the label Rhyme Syndicate Records
10 See-___
11 Bit of casino restaurant fare?
12 “Ugh, this always happens to me!”
13 Longtime A&W competitor
15 He hosted the first “Jeopardy!” in the post-Trebek era
20 Squat
23 Policy at some bars and eating establishments
26 People of Unalaska
27 Start of some juicy gossip
28 Ophthalmologists call it a hordeolum
29 What might surround a trunk
30 Having been informed
31 Drive off
32 Bill Clinton played one on “The Arsenio Hall Show” in 1992
34 Namibia neighbor: Abbr.
39 Downfall
43 Human-shaped board game piece
46 ___ journey (literary archetype)
47 Parisian preposition
48 Guy Fawkes Night accessories
49 Many posts, informally
50 Things of use to note takers?
51 Miami school, casually
52 John who was a pioneer in set theory
54 Code components
57 Cookie Monster’s real name