The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Carne ___ taco
6 Ski mountain transport 10 Hairdo 14 Substance used by gymnasts and cellists 15 Major or Minor in astronomy? 16 Cry just before the guest of honor arrives at a surprise party 17 Staged, as a disappearance 18 The country music industry
20 The lobbying industry
22 So far
23 Blog message 24 Like facts, but not fiction
26 The high-tech industry 31 Valuable violin, informally 32 Leave out 33 Japanese honorific
35 Ja’s opposite 36 Banksy’s “Girl With Balloon,” e.g. 38 Low-ranking NCOs 39 Office linkup letters 40 Vegan protein source
41 Think “OMG! OMG!”
42 The advertising industry 46 Makes a choice 47 Ancient Roman statesman known as “the Censor” 48 Rocky outcrops 51 The automotive industry
54 The film industry 57 More bizarre 59 Actress Fanning 60 Carmaker with a four-ring logo 61 Conceal 62 National symbol 63 Put on display, with “out” 64 Friend of Forman and Fez on “That ’70s Show”
DOWN
1 Sound from a little dog 2 Marinate, e.g. 3 Shows curiosity 4 Nutritionist’s offering 5 Smartphone operating system with the biggest market share 6 Find on the radio dial
7 Sitter’s handful 8 Ninny 9 Encouraging word 10 Sculptor’s tool 11 Like canned sardines and olives, typically
12 Just twiddling one’s thumbs 13 Three in a yard 19 Strongroom 21 “Emergency” keyboard key 24 Rating for non-kid shows
25 Train travel 26 Use a rice cooker, e.g. 27 Olympic figure skater Slutskaya 28 Like some tights and baseball games 29 College sports channel
30 New Haven Ivy Leaguer
31 NBC weekend skit show, for short 34 Situation Room grp.
36 Not quite all 37 Alien transports
38 Make out
40 A bit lit
41 Gag gift in a ventilated box 43 Fairway challenge 44 Scored 100 on an exam 45 Brewery fixture 48 Sous-___
49 Get moving, casually 50 Spaghetti ___ carbonara 51 Chowderhead 52 “White Wedding” singer Billy 53 Oolong and Darjeeling 55 Angkor ___ (Cambodian temple)
56 Fox drama “___ Kind of People” 58 Onetime movie studio rival of MGM