The New York Times
ACROSS
1 State known for lobsters and pine trees 6 Laziest of the deadly sins
11 Pal
14 St. ___ fire 15 Outdoor lounging area 16 Actress Gasteyer of “Saturday Night Live” fame 17 Athlete who rarely gets sacked or has a pass intercepted 20 Pig 21 Stereotypical name for a dog
22 Like neon gas 23 Classic cinema name
26 It’s inhaled on an ocean cruise 27 Frenzies 29 Run-down places 31 2, 4, 6 and 8, but not 1, 3, 5 and 7 32 ___ latte 33 Figure to aim for, according to personal trainers 40 Moistens
41 Bar mitzvah dances 42 Pastry made with an orchard fruit
47 Start, as a computer 48 Coins of India 49 Stuff of little substance 50 Woman’s name derived from the Greek for “peace” 51 Angel’s overhead? 53 “That’s really nice!” 56 Political group symbolized by a donkey
60 ___ out a living 61 Not with the times 62 Handmade sign held up by a kid in the bleachers 63 ___ Andreas fault 64 Histories that may be checkered or sordid
65 Twin Mary-Kate or Ashley
DOWN
1 Fine lattice 2 Kind of sax 3 “It’s curtains for me!” 4 Conjunction used in logic 5 Abbr. after a lawyer’s name 6 Ferdinand and Isabella’s land
7 Nonvegan shortening 8 Germany’s von Bismarck 9 Classic Father’s Day gift 10 Charlotte hoopster 11 Start of a nursery rhyme about bags of wool 12 Detach, as a seatbelt 13 Bread makers 18 Causes of some mysterious radar blips, in brief 19 Pig in the wild 24 Microwave notification 25 Simplicity
26 Mix with a spoon
27 Ran across 28 Director DuVernay 29 Butler of “Gone With the Wind” 30 Penlight batteries 32 One-named pop diva
34 “___ the night before Christmas …” 35 Holier-than-___ 36 Housetop 37 Various creative mediums … or a hint to variations found in the shaded squares 38 Sigma’s follower 39 Telepathic letters 42 Lion packs
43 Shout accompanying a brilliant realization 44 Prehistoric human relations? 45 Nevada slots city 46 Super-miniature dog breed size 47 Voting group 49 Tosses, as a coin 51 Disbelieving laughs 52 “Look ___ this way …”
54 Siouan people 55 “Amazing Grace,” for one 57 Messenger molecule 58 Noodle soup in Hanoi
59 Feel sick