The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Honorific given to 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across
6 Agreements between nations
11 CBS series with spinoffs set in Miami and New York
14 Rocker Vedder or Van Halen
15 Menotti’s “___ and the Night Visitors”
16 “… yadda, yadda, yadda”
17 Disco
19 Bread for a Reuben sandwich
20 Montero Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil ___ X
21 Socially distant
22 “u up?,” e.g.
23 “___ the season to be jolly”
25 “Mona ___,” painting with an enigmatic smile
27 Soul
34 Keep away from
35 What a bride gets fitted for
36 Dude
37 “Aye-aye” guy
38 Most common surname in the U.S. (ahead of Johnson and Williams)
39 Trickster of Norse myth
40 Get a move on, quaintly
41 Japanese dog breed
42 Like emails at the top of an inbox
43 Jazz
46 Stops procrastinating
47 Purchase at a pump
48 Sank, as a putt
50 Cowboy’s cow catcher
54 “For ___ a jolly good fellow …”
57 ___ Man Winter
58 Country
61 Coffee, slangily
62 “Carmen” or “Elektra”
63 Nintendo villain with an upsidedown “M” on his cap
64 Opposite of ’neath
65 Like maples but not pines
66 Won the World Series in four games, say
DOWN
1 Proof-ending letters
2 Thick Japanese noodle
3 Woman’s name hidden in “United Nations”
4 He postulated E=mc2
5 Grant-issuing cultural org.
6 Bandmate of John, George and Ringo
7 Hunter’s supply, for short
8 Hunter’s garb, for short
9 Justice League member who’s super-speedy
10 35mm camera type
11 Good name for a postseason football game sponsored by General Mills?
12 Mythological river around the underworld
13 Rapper/actor on “Law & Order: SVU”
18 Pageant wear
22 “For shame!”
24 “___ be my pleasure”
26 Shoo-___ (sure winners)
27 Be of use
28 Access to a treehouse, maybe
29 “You gotta ___ …”
30 On the ___ (broken)
31 Mark down for a sale, say
32 Cheesed off
33 Dark film genre
34 Feel sore
38 Black diamond trail, e.g.
39 Ordinance for dog-walkers
41 Toward the stern
42 Org. supporting the Second Amendment
44 Blackjack card with two values
45 Acronym for a multiaward accomplishment
48 Magical power, informally
49 ___ vera
51 Vicinity
52 Feudal worker
53 Dog command often issued with an outstretched palm
55 Brontë’s Jane
56 Scissor sound
58 “u r so funny!”
59 Reactions to cute puppies
60 “Just kidding!”