NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 It’s black on one side and white on the other, in Othello 5 Scratchy voice 9 Trailhead displays 13 Snack item that might be twisted or dunked
14 Casino buy-in 15 Holder of keys, phone and IDS 16 Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit “Stay (I Missed You)”
17 City in Normandy 18 Things that thinkers think of
19 T or F, e.g. 20 Business review site
21 Go over again, as plans
22 Soda can opener 24 Chimichurri or hollandaise 26 Stuck-up
27 Like a weedy garden, perhaps 31 Key above Caps Lock
32 Stock launches, in brief
33 ___ Culbertson, member of the contract bridge hall of fame
34 Word before firma or incognita
36 Doze (off)
37 Mac maker 39 Post-o.r. locale 40 Magical writing, as in Dungeons & Dragons Rock’s ___ Fighters Big name in electric toothbrushes
Li’l slip
Lets the tears flow Wining and dining, say
Like some volleyballs and hair Fellow, informally Road gunk … or, when doubled, tooth gunk Borden Dairy cow Country between Thailand and Vietnam
58 Aura
59 Wasn’t well 60 Luxury hotel chain 61 Not worth having, as an argument Butt
Try the patience of “Need You Tonight” band, 1987 41 42
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50
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56 57 62 63 64
DOWN
1 Practice swimming 2 Like some T-shirt graphics
3 Line from “Dick and Jane” readers 4 Inner ear?
5 Fly past 6 Meticulous to a fault
7 Improves to meet a challenge … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 8 Fountain ___ 9 Toledo minorleaguer, named for a marsh bird 10 Word before 51 or rug
11 Educational promos, in brief
12 Meeting, informally
15 Jigsaw item
20 “___ dabba doo!” 21 They’re hard to get out of
23 Lift on a ski slope 25 Battery end 28 Testimony under oath
29 Loss leader? 30 Henna, e.g. 32 Harden (to)
34 “___ but a scratch!” 35 Green prefix
37 In progress
38 The fuzz 40 Antipest spray
43 More “ew”-inducing 44 Belief system 45 Takes responsibility for a mistake 46 How breakfast cereal is usually packaged
47 Heron varieties 50 Scorch on a grill 51 Ballet dip
52 Cuba, por ejemplo 54 Periods longer than eras
57 Place to park 58 Keydets’ sch.