The New York Times

No. 0125

ACROSS

1 Three-point letter you won’t find in Scrabble? 4 One of the Pointer Sisters 9 Chips, cookies, etc. 13 Response to “Who’s ready?” 14 Not free 16 Word with square or air 17 Mercury is in this

20 “I’ve got it!” 21 Dangers in the Amazon 22 What subs may sub for 23 Afterword

25 One with many stuffy clients, for short? 26 Mercury might be in this

28 ___ Polo 30 Christmas party?

31 Party in the U.K. 32 Light touches 36 Is insufficient 39 Hipsteresque, say 40 Something posted from an online account 42 ___ nationalism, movement associated with the Baath Party 44 Here we are! 45 The Mercury might be in this

51 Rio or Sorento 52 Have no more in stock

54 Unit of radioactivity 55 Lab report component 57 Doesn’t bother 58 Mercury was in this

61 English poet Wilfred ___

62 Ice cream brand in West Coast supermarkets 63 Prefix with -phyte 64 One’s parents, slangily, with “the” 65 Square

66 Sch. in Texas

DOWN

1 Chewy, meaty dog treat

2 Show of hands? 3 Turkish inn 4 “___ way!” (“Nice job!”) 5 Reply found backward in “No thanks” 6 Clinch, as a victory 7 Lethargic 8 Answer to the riddle “What can someone wear that never goes out of style?” 9 Some Feds 10 Choice words 11 Having a neat appearance 12 The 19th Amendment is part of this 14 Reply in which one parent says to go talk to the other parent 15 Bullfight bull 18 Burn the surface of

19 Heated pool? 23 “And so ...” 24 Total hassle 27 Goggle

29 Org. for lawyers 31 Sliceable food purchase 32 Game for a toddler 33 Smoothie bar order served with a spoon 34 Defeated soundly 35 Good to go 37 Brand once promoted as the “forbidden fragrance” 38 “Phooey!” 41 Allure 43 Curling targets 45 Cautionary store sign from an alcohol retailer 46 Used 47 “Phooey!” 48 Light charges? 49 Centrist in British politics, informally 50 “Bye!”

53 Fridge visit for a midnight snack, say 56 Bowling pins on the back right 57 ___ gai (Thai dish) 59 Main ingredient in a Longshoreman 60 “Tee” follower