The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Crumbly cheese
in a Greek salad 5 ___ Xtra
(Dr Pepper alternative)
9 World faith founded in Persia 14 Fatty ingredient in pie crust 15 Raison d’___ 16 Warning
17 App customer 18 Prized blackjack cards 19 Old-school “Cool!” 20 Theme song for “Rocky III” 23 ___ Hawkins of “Li’l Abner” 24 Red wine choice, for short 25 Combat sport fought in a cage: Abbr. 28 Height of excellence, metaphorically
33 Company nicknamed “Big Blue” 36 Paper for jotting notes on 37 Lowly laborers 38 Feature of a 95° day in Phoenix, but not Miami 41 Not outsourced 43 Singer Mann 44 “No seats remaining” sign 45 “Mom” on a bicep, e.g. 46 Hangover remedy in which one continues drinking 51 Surgery sites, briefly
52 Cry of discovery 53 Wanders 57 Classic horror tale by W. W. Jacobs 62 Wiener topper that’s “sauer”
64 Common downtown street name
65 Killer whale 66 Like some whiskey barrels 67 ___ Domini 68 Need for a cash-strapped car buyer 69 “Peace out!” 70 Slumps 71 Burden
DOWN
1 Chimney pipes
2 Course that’s a
cakewalk
3 Out on a limb,
literally
4 Deft
5 Bog fuel
6 Poison ivy
reaction
7 Glided effortlessly (through)
8 Favoritest friend
9 Gun noise
10 Sheltered, at sea
11 “I know you think this is a ludicrous idea, but …” 12 The “A” of MoMA 13 “Who am ___ judge?” 21 “Bah!” 22 Drop-___ (unexpected visitors) 26 High-I.Q. bunch 27 Real estate or money in the bank
29 Fuel economy authority, for short 30 Athletic club? 31 Speed limit letters, abroad 32 Prefix with classical
33 State known for its potatoes 34 Br’er Rabbit’s hideaway 35 “Oops, sorry!” 39 “On ___ Majesty’s Secret Service” 40 Help-wanted inits.
41 Fury
42 Doze (off) 44 Doo-wop rock band that performed in the movie “Grease”
47 Mom, pop and the kids, say 48 Supreme Court justice Clarence 49 Suffix with direct or deposit 50 Leave the band to make it big on one’s own 54 Cook’s garment 55 Chinese region dubbed the “Vegas of Asia” 56 Feathered Tchaikovsky dancers
58 ___ Lewis and the News 59 Periodic Sicilian erupter
60 Piece between a bishop and a queen 61 Son of Seth 62 Flattens in boxing, for short 63 Issa of HBO’s “Insecure”