The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Sites for whirlpools
5 Some time ___ 8 Peppery salad ingredient
13 Pack down
14 It’s been called “the art of making a point without making an enemy” 16 Toots one’s horn 17 Young woman living in a city, per 58-Across?
19 Oreos at an ice cream parlor, say 20 ___ d’Or (Cannes award)
21 Subject of a squabble between airplane passengers 23 Dedicated work 24 Minnie’s promise, per 58-Across? 28 Bureaucracy
30 “How ___ it?” 31 Epitome of simplicity
32 Word with secret or talent
34 Beano competitor 35 When an armistice is signed, per 58-Across?
40 Hunger (for)
41 Lines of power 42 ___ Day (May 1, in Hawaii)
43 G.I. to be worried about
46 Kidding around
50 Looking pretty, per 58-Across? 53 “Starter” starter 54 Shaky
55 City that’s home to the N.C.A.A.’s College World Series
57 Tickets
58 Animated character who’s the subject of this puzzle’s theme 61 “Madama Butterfly” has four
62 Super Monkey Ball company
63 Small stream
64 Offer from a volunteer
65 Hand pic, maybe 66 Livens (up)
DOWN
1 Daze
2 Marching band event
3 Moseyed along 4 Something you might use a filter for
5 Producer of the Jacksons?
6 ___ rights, cause long championed by the Mattachine Society
7 Eightsome 8 Baubles
9 Sporting event in a ring
10 Finally reaches
11 Easy to scare 12 ID theft target 15 Comfy couch accessory 18 Movement associated with crystal healing 22 Curator’s deg. 25 Tournament type 26 Counterpart of own
27 “Imperio” or “Crucio” in the Harry Potter books
29 Gentle
33 Service station offering
34 Say all sorts of nice things 35 17-time host of the Academy of Country Music Awards 36 Slow-on-theuptake cry
37 Major exporter of mineral water 38 Go at a clip 39 Do some farrier’s work on 40 Mahershala of “Green Book” 43 Salon foam 44 “Affirmative” 45 “Don’t make ___!” 47 Drawn
48 Totally useless 49 Twists into deformity
51 When many New Year’s parties begin to die down 52 So far
56 Car sticker fig.
57 The Golden Bears of the N.C.A.A., familiarly
59 JFK alternative 60 Sight at a brewpub