The New York Times Crossword

No. 0203

ACROSS

1 What’s on the up and up?

7 A little smoke? 10 Economy-based calculation,

for short

13 College assignment 14 Classic symbol of

purity and grace

16 Take an unplanned trip 17 Transmitter of audio

programmes

18 Lets loose

19 Test drives

20 Endnote abbr. meaning

“same as before”

21 Cries of shear terror?

22 Sir Georg who conducted 999 Chicago Symphony concerts

23 Aid in focusing 24 Economize

26 Off

27 “Whatevs”

28 Halley’s comet, to some 29 ___ steak, dish lightly seared on the outside and raw in the middle 31 What it’s not, in a saying 36 Keep one’s beginning

goals modest

37 Issa who created

“Awkward Black Girl” 38 Bring in

39 Licenses, perhaps

41 Victor’s crow

44 King Lear’s middle daughter 46 Cannabis with a

high level of THC

47 Major street in New York City

or New Orleans 49 Literary character whose

name translates to “no one” 50 One way to wonder 51 Highlighters, of sorts 53 Gently apply, as concealer 54 Pass on a wing and a prayer 55 Many cross words?

56 Like zombies and some loves 57 They’re not only human 58 Org. that checks

what you don’t

59 Fiddle (with)

60 Feeds

DOWN

1 Movie that’s not expected

to be a blockbuster

2 Pucker precipitators at a pub 3 Arrive with great hype

4 Roots

5 Common Scandinavian

man’s name

6 Ball holder

7 Angular movement?

8 The emperor Túpac Amaru,

for one

9 Ones running the

world, per Beyoncé

10 Lunar ___ 11 Evidence in a criminal

case, maybe

12 Greek word for “knowledge” 15 Panthers’ home

17 What it’s not, in a saying 19 Develop feelings for 21 Internal lie detector,

so to speak

25 Compatriot

28 Vegetable that’s baked,

fried or roasted

30 Cannabis product sometimes

found in granola

32 In an intimate way, in a way 33 Third-grade groups?

34 Storm on the horizon, maybe 35 Certain clubhouse

40 It may leave you speechless 41 Fixture on a frozen lake 42 Actor Damon Sr. or Damon Jr. 43 People of the Iroquois

Confederacy

45 It can be radiant or magnetic 46 Korean model hitting

the scene in 1999

48 Cap, but not a hat

52 Prefix with second

53 It’s a plan

55 Venue for many TV reruns