Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 1211
Across
1 Incline for a wheelchair
5 Charley horse, e.g.
10 Partners of dits, in Morse code
14 Gem whose name comes from “upala,” the Sanskrit word for “precious stone”
15 Japanese bread crumbs
16 This is a test!
17 Union of two major companies
19 Item in a computer folder
20 Altered, as an article
21 “Time to hit the road!”
23 Foldable bed
24 Wampanoag chief of the 1600s also known as King Philip
25 Small amount, as of hair cream
27 Big commotion
29 Some cameras, for short
30 Son of Zeus and Hera
32 Crystal ball, e.g.
34 On the ocean
38 Temperature measurer for turkeys and roasts
42 Yemen’s capital
43 Like the steak in steak tartare
44 “The Persistence of Memory” painter
45 Restaurant chain known for its flapjacks
48 Beer dispenser at a frat party
50 Acid
51 Ticking item that helps musicians keep time
55 Consumed
57 Sweet liqueur often put in coffee
58 Goodyear airships
61 “___ this just lovely?”
62 “I’m back!” … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across
64 Olympic sled
65 Small plateaus
66 Sicilian volcano
67 Leak slowly
68 Official order
69 Harvest
Down
1 Home to the Colosseum
2 Mimicked
3 One of five for which Jack traded the family cow
4 Philosopher who studied under Socrates
5 Zoomed
6 Score to shoot for
7 One might be acute or obtuse
8 Clay targets to be shot, informally
9 Human
10 Thawed, as food before cooking
11 Proposition assumed to be true
12 Berry who played Storm in “X-Men”
13 Refine, as ore
18 Self-referential
22 “Beat it!”
24 Additional
25 River blockers
26 Side x side, for a square
28 *Facepalm*
31 Unit in a flight between stories
33 “I’m c-c-cold!”
35 Standstill, in chess
36 Fish that are often prepared kabayaki-style
37 Desertlike
39 Chevrolet S.U.V.
40 ___ or break
41 Have debts
46 Not late
47 Like many plants in urban gardening
49 Fancy party
51 Sends, as a postcard
52 Follow
53 Slight color
54 Soccer’s Lionel ___
56 Mascot for Princeton — or Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
58 Word in most Academy Award titles
59 ___ colada
60 Suddenly lose self-control
63 ___ and cheese