The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Frequent San Francisco weather phenomenon
4 Greek “S”
9 “Buckle up! It’s the ___”
12 Rower’s implement
13 Corporate grind
15 Drink hidden in “tea
leaves”
16 Univ. that retired Shaq’s
#33
17 Opens, as an awards
show envelope
18 Sticky part of a tree frog
19 Cry in a checkers game
21 Against the direction of
a gust
23 Shot in the dark
24 Cow’s sound
27 This clue’s number
divided by three
28 Aquatic migration sometimes aided by a fabricated ladder
31 “The ___ on the Train”
(2015 best-seller)
34 Internet pioneer with a
purple logo
35 Handled the tunes at a
party, say
39 Shirks
41 Bit of udon or ramen
43 Ballroom dance in 4/4
time
45 Platform at the center of
a fashion show
46 “Casual” workday: Abbr.
47 “Got milk?” and “I’m
lovin’ it,” for two
49 Crew-necked shirt,
informally
50 Got a good look at
52 Fair/foul caller
53 Command that may be accompanied by a “whoosh” sound
54 Core-building exercise
that starts on all fours
59 “Same here”
62 “Shoot over a message
sometime”
66 Food purveyors
67 Sculptures made at the
beach, say
68 Bun worn high on the head
69 Native (to)
DOWN
1 Kind of music that may feature a mandolin
2 Rest spot for a camel
3 Pig’s sound
4 Clearheaded
5 “___ a bird! ___ a plane! ___ Superman!”
6 Future Ph.d.’s test
7 Goat’s bleat
8 Org. supporting individual rights
9 “Veni, vidi, vici” language
10 Without company
11 Unwanted plant in a
garden
13 Afro-cuban ballroom
dance
14 College sports channel
20 Psychologically
manipulated, in a way
22 Skylight, e.g.
24 Hybrid fighting sport, for
short
25 “I’m intrigued!”
26 Musician Yoko
29 Disinfectant spray brand
30 Investigative reporter
Farrow
31 Social blunder
32 Soap that’s said to be
“99 44/100% pure”
33 Renée Zellweger’s role in
“Chicago”
36 Matchmaking site with a “Willing to Convert” profile option
37 Comic Degeneres
38 Faked out, in hockey
40 Jekyll and Pepper, for
two: Abbr.
42 Extra play periods, in
brief
44 Many a Times Square
visitor
45 Kind of salad made with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil
48 Detroit-based truck
maker
51 Arizona athlete, for short
53 Slip and ___
55 Balanced
56 Prefix with dynamic
57 “___ for All Seasons”
58 Magician’s stick
59 Lowish mil. rank
60 Gold, in Granada
61 Little jump
63 On the ___ (fleeing)
64 Radiologist’s scan, for
short
65 And so on: Abbr.