The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS 1 Order for a birthday party or
wedding reception
5 Leftover morsel
10 Brainiac
14 Bit of ancient Viking text 15 R&B artist with the 2004 hit
“1, 2 Step”
16 Sharpen
17 Smooth (out)
18 Cravings
19 Ways to escape a dilemma 20 What might smell of Gerber
products?
23 Collectible group
24 Tresses
25 Seeking company, maybe 27 Pancakes with sweet or
savory fillings
31 Ab-toning exercise
32 ___ Burton, host of
“Reading Rainbow”
33 The third “little pig,” with his
house of bricks?
37 Words after get or sleep 38 High abode
39 Raised, as livestock 40 Award for a champion
angler?
42 Gracefully limber
43 Shred, as cheese
44 Chinese transliteration
system
45 “And ___ off!”
47 Title role for Bob Odenkirk in
a “Breaking Bad” spinoff 49 Sprinted
50 Object found by Prince Charming after the clock struck midnight?
56 Condo, e.g.
58 Awards for Broadway’s best 59 Often-buggy software stage 60 Government takeover
61 One running the show 62 Boeing 747s, e.g. 63 Smooch
64 Takes ten
65 Haphazardly assemble, with
“together”
DOWN
1 Home, in slang 2 Otherworldly glow
3 Door opener
4 ___-weeny (small)
5 Takes a dive, perhaps 6 Wispy clouds
7 Raucous social event
8 Word with gray, play or Bay 9 Previous incarnation
10 A question of identity 11 Potentially raucous social
event
12 What a spy collects 13 Having some kick, as food 21 “Fer ___!”
22 Intense attraction, with “the” 26 Small ear of corn
27 Target of a plumber’s snake 28 City that’s an apt rhyme for
“casino” 29 Difficult-to-outsmart villain 30 Blot with a towel, maybe 31 Lost traction
33 “What ___ you thinking?” 34 Spanish treasure
35 Classic soda brand
36 “East of ___” (Steinbeck
novel)
38 Mammal with a two-footlong tongue
41 Noble rank associated with
sandwiches
42 Actress Reinhart of
“Riverdale”
44 Vital signs
45 Food ___ (curbside dining
option)
46 Home of the Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum
47 Aligns
48 Until now
51 Rotunda feature
52 Common lunchbox
sandwiches, informally 53 Banana skin
54 James in both the Blues and
Rock & Roll Halls of Fame 55 Scratchy voice 57 “Decorates” as a prank,
informally