The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Way out
5 [Gulp!]
10 Concern for a physiognomist 14 Do some modeling 15 Wolfgang ___, pioneer in
quantum physics
16 Not just suggest
17 Assume the spotlight
20 One of many produced in a
particle accelerator 21 Subjects of King
Vajiralongkorn
22 What might be said by successful bettors … or sesame seeds?
26 “I get it”
27 Title abroad
30 Words after grace, perhaps 31 Meilleur ___ (French
“bestie”)
34 Fast pace
36 Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P
37 Many a Mauritanian
38 Job actions that come with reimbursement packages, in brief
40 Figure in the Book of Samuel 41 Nickname that sounds like its
second and third letters 42 Record label
45 Question that suggests
“That’s crazy!”
46 N.F.L. coach Rivera 47 Household sighting that one
hopes is just a speck of dirt 48 Got with
49 Like Google searches,
typically
53 Tourist town NE of Snowbird 54 ___-feuille (French pastry
named for its layers) 55 Selfish sort
56 Classmate, e.g.
57 ___ one
58 Buzz
59 O.E.D. unit: Abbr.
60 Makes some preparations
during pregnancy
61 North Macedonia joined it in
2020
DOWN
1 Mailing address abbr.
2 Head of the bar?
3 A bit off, say
4 Brand name associated with
cups
5 Alertness
6 World’s largest ethnic group, representing about 18% of the global population
7 Tear down to the studs 8 Informal adjective after “big”
or “good”
9 Where one might get into a
rut
10 Natasha ___ (“Rocky and
Bullwinkle” antagonist) 11 Prove useful to 12 Unimportant workers,
metaphorically 13 Milk source
18 Natural jewelry material 19 Lacking
23 Where spies work
24 Bloody Mary request 25 English class largely unconcerned with the English?
27 Some bottle openers 28 Writer who collaborated with Malcolm X on his posthumous 1965 autobiography
29 Crayon alternative
31 Plant genus named after the
Greek goddess of nature 32 Headliner
33 “Would you look at the time!” 35 Who’s in the running?
37 ___ film
39 Tech debut of 2011
41 Not supporting
43 Hustler
44 Early phases
50 ___ Boykins, longtime N.B.A.
player who stood at only 5’5” 51 They form parallel lines along
the National Mall
52 Take for a spin?