The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Schoolyard friend
9 Strolled
15 Abandon
16 Percussion item that’s
shaken
17 Manufacturing of factory
goods, e.g.
18 Victimize
19 Ace of spades or queen of
hearts
20 Biblical twin of Jacob 22 Existence
23 Before, poetically
24 “___ Beso” (1962 Paul
Anka hit)
25 Shared with, as a story 27 Sandwich often served with
mayo
28 Connector between levels of
a fire station
29 “I’m shocked!,” in a text 31 Religion based in Haifa,
Israel
34 Sulk
35 Bothered state
36 “What goes up must come
down,” e.g.
37 NPR host Shapiro
38 Big name in transmission
repair
39 Young lady
40 U.S. sports org. with many prominent Korean champions
41 Gown
42 The Monkees’ “___ Believer” 43 Catch sight of
44 Org. in “Zero Dark Thirty” 45 Noted children’s research
hospital 47 Actor Philip with a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame 48 Uncle ___ (patriotic figure) 51 Dragon in “The Hobbit” 52 Legendary queen and
founder of Carthage 54 Change domiciles 55 Tasket’s partner in a nursery
rhyme
57 Hazards for offshore
swimmers
59 Go to
60 Faucet attachments 61 Writings of Ph.D. candidates 62 X-axis
DOWN
1 Y-axis
2 Moon-related
3 Tennis’s Agassi
4 “___ be surprised”
5 Greek M’s
6 Swear (to)
7 Middle part of the body 8 One-named Irish singer
9 Bit of concert equipment 10 Stone for a statue
11 One of over 200 recognized
by the American Kennel Club 12 “I’m listening” 13 Subject of this puzzle 14 “Nuts!”
21 Golden state?
24 “Night” memoirist Wiesel 26 Cheer at a bullfight
27 Sacks
28 “___ and Bess”
30 Classic Pontiac sports cars 31 Much-visited Indonesian isle 32 “Father” of 13-Down
33 Tries some food
34 Drew for an atlas
35 Singer Bareilles
38 Tennis score after deuce 40 ’60s hallucinogenic 43 Playwright O’Neill
44 Actress Priyanka who was
2000’s Miss World
46 Fakes out of position, as in
football
47 Farewell
48 “Me too”
49 Prevent, as disaster 50 Complicated, as a divorce 51 “A.S.A.P.!”
53 Baghdad’s land
54 Baseball glove
56 Football scores,
for short
58 Lie in the sun