The New York Times Crossword
No. 1020
ACROSS 1 Smart TV brand
4 They’re shared by twins 8 Occur
14 One of many on a starfish 15 Ethical gray area
16 –
17 Dude
18 “Here’s what we should do” 20 Called balls, say
22 Mustang or Impala
23 Tarnish
24 Complete series, maybe 26 One may keep you on the
right track, for short
28 James who sang “How Strong
Is a Woman”
29 Accessory for Hello Kitty 34 Place for a spiritual retreat 36 Eponym for an annual prize
for American humor 39 Portrait mode feature
40 Bar mixer
42 Big time
43 Word with star or navel 44 Place for swimming lessons,
informally
45 Prefix meaning “sun” 47 Non-pro
48 Sisterly
50 Flight ___
53 Actress Mendes
54 Like the bunny slope
56 Slice of brie, e.g.
60 –
62 Laughs
64 Dance move named after a
Manhattan neighborhood 67 Sinus doc
68 Not qualified (to)
69 Mideast royal
70 Part of what makes you you 71 Dark volcanic rock 72 Toward el Atlántico, from
Cuba
73 Comic book onomatopoeia
DOWN
1 Tagliatelle topper
2 Morsel in Hansel and Gretel’s
path
3 Comedian with the 2014
humor book “Yes Please”
4 In the thick of
5 End of a presidential
address?
6 Upright
7 Chapter after chapter 8 Blackjack choice
9 U.S. Open winner of 1994
and 1999
10 Hawaiian word meaning “hors
d’oeuvre”
11 Tablet
12 Citation abbreviation
13 Part of a U.N. address? 19 Italian auto with a bull in its
logo
21 Sandwich order specification 25 Accept as a loss
27 Wok, e.g.
30 “Notorious” justice, in brief 31 Familial outcast depicted
three times in this puzzle 32 Greek spirit
33 Small songbird
34 Isn’t oneself?
35 N.Y.C. neighborhood next to
TriBeCa
37 Some small Scots 38 Internet service provider whose name is now stylized with a period
41 –
45 “Don’t I know you from
somewhere?”
46 “Your Song” singer Rita 49 List on Craigslist, say 51 Arrival declaration
52 Coral ___
54 They’re found in brackets 55 November, Alfa, ___, Oscar (“NATO” in the NATO alphabet)
56 Cousin of a carp
57 Tennis’s Mandlikova 58 Divisions of history
59 Actor Idris
61 Fat in Indian cooking
63 Put away securely
65 –
66 Hobbyist’s purchase