The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 [It’s gone!]
5 Visit on a whim 10 ___-relief
13 Folk singer Mitchell 14 Heart chambers 15 Accessory for Sherlock Holmes 16 Combat trauma
18 Real estate measurement 19 Made more bearable 20 Center
21 Exam monitor 24 Leave quickly, as from a parking spot 26 Comedian who said “In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem” 27 Offended
28 Zilch
29 Dutch painter Jan 30 Indian wedding garb 31 “Great” boy detective 32 Baseball field maintainers
35 Run ___
37 What the Roman goddess Fortuna controls
38 Nimble 41 Sweeping movie shot 42 Restaurant order specification
43 Hank of “The Simpsons” 44 Casino VIP 46 Larghissimo, among all musical tempos 47 “The Smartest Guys in the Room” company 48 Tony winner McDonald 49 ___ Clooney, lawyer often seen in tabloids 50 Place for kitchen scraps, such as those starting 16-, 24-, 32- and 44-Across 55 Apt rhyme for “invade” 56 Farewell in France 57 DVR pioneer 58 Weekly show broadcast from Rockefeller Center, for short
59 Jury members 60 Goulash, e.g.
DOWN
1 Sleepover attire, briefly 2 “Impressive!”
3 x’s positive value in the equation 2x = 4x2 – 2 4 Low-level law firm employee 5 Forgo 6 Questionnaire choice 7 Egg on 8 Disposable lighter brand 9 Himalayan beast 10 Goldie Hawn comedy or Leonard Cohen documentary
11 Hairy Halloween costume
12 Where Boeing was founded
15 Water holder for a farm animal 17 Like Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz 20 NYC museum, with “the” 21 Mac competitors 22 Snitch
23 Path for Western settlers
24 Prize money
25 Guitar legend Clapton 27 Couldn’t say no 30 Slight problems 31 Units of power saved, in modern lingo
33 E.T. vehicles 34 Bathroom items that might be confiscated by the TSA 35 Materializes
36 Go-to guy 39 Fleur-de-___
40 Break bread 42 Boatload
43 “Brave New World” author Huxley 45 Audacious 46 “Terrific!”
48 Female friend in France 50 Upper limit
51 Words of praise
52 Fell for a joke
53 “___ Got You Under My Skin”
54 Parent’s emphatic order