The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Org. founded in 1897 as the

National Congress of Mothers 4 “Hulk” action

9 Grill past perfection, say 13 Make one’s way, as through snow

14 Place for an Adirondack chair 15 Stockings

16 OPTO

18 Spot food, perhaps

19 No. on a check

20 What’s the scoop? 21 Managed by

22 Bush hopper, informally 23 MAR

25 Movie shots that take a

closer look

27 They’re mandatory 28 England’s largest all-boys

boarding school

29 Portend

32 VALENTIN

38 Audibly enthused 39 Emphatic type

41 Lieu

44 “Me as well!”

46 _IGS__

50 Bon ___ (good friend) 51 What the Dutch call

“klompen”

52 Knock-off weapon?

53 Whole bunch

54 Replete (with)

55 BEL LY

57 At any point

58 Animal in a romp

59 A strong attraction, with “the”

60 “Star” follower, in Hollywood 61 Invalidates

62 Sean Taro ___ Lennon

DOWN

1 Site of what many regard as the first Thanksgiving

2 How combatants may go

3 Agitation

4 Hunting tips?

5 Button-shaped bit of candy

6 Not quite perpendicular

7 Brawn

8 One taking the lion’s share

9 Repeats a mantra

10 “Time out!”

11 Trees that form colonies from a single root system

12 Corporate shuffle, for short

13 Actor Guy of “L.A. Confidential”

17 Not play it by ear

21 Seize illegally

24 “Are you awake?” response

26 “___ perfect world ...”

29 Flick of a flicker?

30 Sporty vehicle, in brief

31 Pan, e.g.

33 Intimidating sounds

34 Heading above a list

35 Company featured in the documentary “Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine”

36 What composers use to settle the score?

37 Grab and not let go

40 Activities

41 Important component of oral health

42 Double deal

43 Trimming tools

44 Acquires, as a penalty

45 How long it can feel like to wait

46 Major clothing retailer with both stores and catalogs

47 Second-most massive of the solar system’s known dwarf planets

48 Smith with the 1978 hit “Because the Night”

49 Where one might let sleeping dogs lie

55 Nonpublic domain extension

56 Howe’er