NEWYORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Relief from the desert?

5 Judging partner of Simon, Heidi and Sofia on “America’s Got Talent” 10 Member of the fam 13 “The gallant pig” of children’s literature 14 Certain noble’s domain

15 Cinemax competitor 16 *When many people solve crosswords

18 Word that sounds like its second letter 19 Sully

20 Introduces to the mix

22 Player ___ 23 Much-litigated 2010 law, for short 26 Bar order specification 27 Rocinante, to Don Quixote

28 *Rough patch 30 Puckered

32 Big name in A.T.M.S 33 *Occupied oneself 39 Mauna ___ 40 Becoming new, in a way

42 *Cheat on, say 47 One of three in a double magnum bottle 48 Group of fish

49 Big mouth, informally 50 Common cause of tonsillitis

51 “It” factor? 53 Howlennon wrote the opening lines of “I Amthewalrus” 55 See 48-Down 56 Benjamin Franklin adage … or a hint to interpreting the answers to the four starred clues 60 [Groan] 61 Hullabaloo 62 Avocado pit, e.g. 63 Quaker’s possessive 64 Annual parade V.I.P. 65 Recipe amts.

DOWN

1 Core components, for short

2 Loves every second of something 3 44years? 4 Atmosphere on “The Twilight Zone” 5 “Everybody’s a comedian”

6 British pop star Rita

7 Came out on top 8 “Young Frankenstein” role 9 Provider of specs 10 Equilibrium 11 “Jackpot!”

12 Play part

14 Secretly include, maybe

17 Loses ground slowly but surely 21 Family inheritance? 22 Sony console of the 2000s, for short 24 One of more than 200 Bach works 25 Playful and teasing 29 Doodled, e.g. 31 Hockey fake-out 34 Turn down 35 Christmas scent 36 Price per piece 37 Gemstones resembling topaz 38 Mired (in)

41 Org.

42 “Having said that …” 43 “We’re not ___!” (classic line from “Wayne’s World”) 44 Rowboat mover 45 Fabrics

46 Gone bad, to Brits 48 With 55-Across, public thanks 52 Thigh-slapper 54 Org.? What org.? 57 Swab’s swab 58 Fuel economy authority, for short

59 N.F.L. divisions: Abbr.