The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Animal house?
4 “… by the ___ early light”
9 Interior design
14 Feathered Australian
15 It may have an attachment for you
16 Word before Coast or tower
17 Body image of a sort, for short
18 1988 romcom set in a New England restaurant
20 Cookie shop attraction
22 Sense of self
23 French city near Grenoble
24 Last tournament match
27 Weight
29 1987 film set in a Washington, D.C., TV station
33 Rower’s need
34 “Disturbia” actor ___ LaBeouf
35 “Band on the Run” band
38 Relieves, as of a burden
40 Spew forth
43 ___ contendere (court plea)
44 Vote into office
46 Middle C, for one
48 Hit the jackpot
49 1968 horror film set in a New York City apartment
53 Opposite of well done
54 Rock star John
55 “Fast!,” in a
memo
58 “___ be my
pleasure!” 60 Frozen waffles
since the 1950s 63 1972 thriller set in the backwoods of Georgia … or a plot point in 18-, 29- and 49-Across? 67 Before, to a bard 68 Daniel who wrote “Robinson Crusoe”
69 Figure of speech 70 Left Coast airport, for short 71 Shapewear
brand
72 Pacifies 73 Furtive and
crafty
DOWN
1 Greek letter that sounds like it should be last, but isn’t
2 Actor Sharif
3 Not working
4 Ultimatums, e.g.
5 Sedaris of “Strangers With Candy”
6 Used to be
7 Evening, informally
8 Give the cold shoulder, say
9 Quick swim
10 Creepy movie doppelgänger
11 Snug as a bug in a rug
12 Pasta also called risoni
13 Actor Gosling or Reynolds
19 Filmmaker Ethan or Joel
21 “Mamma ___!”
25 Post-run feeling
26 Animal house?
28 ___ and far between
29 Make yawn
30 Train track part
31 Dry heat bath
32 They’re made by doing jumping jacks lying down
36 Silver-tongued
37 PlayStation maker
39 Zodiac creature
41 Small opening in the skin
42 “Until next time,” in a text
45 Air marshal’s org.
47 Prizes highly
50 Great Lake that sounds like a synonym for “spooky”
51 Decimal measuring system
52 Swampy area 55 Tacks on 56 Leak slowly
57 Italian sports car, for short
59 Bit of baby talk
61 Kind of exam
62 Like the Beatles’ Sadie
64 Annoy and baffle
65 Zippo
66 Dot follower