NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Throw in

4 Not fixable, as an

error

9 Group whose full name translates as “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”

12 Hit or miss, perhaps 14 It makes you “dance down the street with a cloud at your feet,” in a 1953 hit

15 Red ___ (serving at a Carolina barbecue) 16 People also known

as the Cat Nation 17 Powered down, in a way

18 “The pause that refreshes” sloganeer, once 19 Disturb, in a way 21 Bill supporting

public television 22 Told where to go,

say

23 Use X-ray vision on 25 Graceful

27 Make love? 28 So-called “missing

links”

29 Chignon, for one 31 In the past

32 Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle’s circled squares 41 State in debate 42 Phenomenon nicknamed “Karl” in San Francisco 43 Biblical site of a

burning bush 44 Soft rock

45 Doctor for kids 47 Cleans (up) 48 Olympic champion who said he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River 49 Garden party annoyance, colloquially 51 Spider web, effectively

52 Part of a pen name? 53 Philanthropy 55 Characteristic of video poker, lottos and casinos 59 Results of some dating app matches 63 Hoodwink

64 Fat substitute 65 Second of five? 66 Totally pumped

DOWN

1 Disinclined 2 Response to “Merci”

3 Sat on a clothesline, say 4 This too shall pass 5 Kind of acid

6 ___ gun

7 Dizzy

8 Was up

9 Flower

10 “I want to go with you!”

11 Nation with a fourcentury “Viking Age”

13 Controvert 15 Italian apology 20 Permit

Subject: ONE-LETTER ANSWERS Each answer is a single letter. (e.g., “Susie ___” is a song by musician Dale Hawkins. Answer: Q.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. “The ___-Files” was a television series. Answer________

2. Preparation ___ is used in the treatment of hemorrhoids. Answer________

3. ___.1. Sauce is a condiment for meat. Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Compound ____ is used to treat warts. Answer________ 22 Hundos 24 Approved on

Politifact, say 26 Speaker of the line “I follow him to serve my turn upon him” 30 Landlord-paysbroker, in rental lingo

31 Existential unease 32 Word with bank or

base

33 Not written 34 Jamaican tangelo 35 N.F.C. South pro 36 Degenerate 37 Meaning of the Italian “lui” or German “ihn” 38 Aware of

39 Part of yourself that you can’t see without two mirrors 40 Essence 45 Careened across

snow, maybe 46 Sleek ocean

swimmers

49 Broke one’s silence 50 Life of ___ 52 Impressive showbiz

quartet

54 CD component 55 “Windowpane” 56 Plastic ___ Band 57 “I meant that

sarcastically” 58 Title of respect 59 Stylish dresser 60 Degree in math? 61 Test for a future

PH.D.

62 Blue

The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels.

Fill all the empty squares, using numbers 1 to 9, so the sum of each horizontal block equals the number to its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the number on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph. D. Score. 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph. D. Level.

5. “Dial ___ for Murder” is a 1954 crime thriller film. Answer________

6. Special ___ is a brand of breakfast cereal.

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. “Johnny ___. Goode” is a 1958 rock song.

Answer________

8. Wile ___. Coyote is a cartoon character.

Answer________

9. “T.___. Hooker” was a TV show starring William Shatner. Answer________