The New York Times Crossword
No. 0519
ACROSS
1 Sound triggered by pollen
6 Frozen dessert chain
10 “Porgy and ___”
14 Faintest amount
15 4,700 square feet, for a basketball court
16 Kind of row with extra legroom
17 “This hot dog is absolute perfection!,” said Tom ___
19 Lhasa ___ (dog)
20 Iowa State’s home
21 In addition
22 “Er … well … um …”
23 Opposite of FF
24 “You’re making a grave mistake,” said Tom ___
26 Cleaned one’s plate
28 Pencil at the end of its life
29 End of a walk down the aisle
31 ___ of the moment
34 Like some minds and marriages
38 “I can’t find a flower for ‘She loves me, she loves me not,’” said Tom ___
41 Court legend Arthur
42 Advantage
43 Greeted the day
44 Org. that cares what’s in your pockets
46 Insecticide whose 1972 ban led to the comeback of the bald eagle
47 “I’ve learned my lesson about feeding the tigers,” said Tom ___
54 Possesses
57 Place with balls and strikes
58 Native American tribe with a namesake lake
59 Where choirs sing and artists paint
60 Fly high
61 “Many thanks for your help in Paris,” said Tom ___
63 Olympic champion Lipinski
64 Gait faster than a walk
65 Shaq’s surname
66 One of 354 in the Statue of Liberty
67 Designer Wang
68 Moisten, as a turkey
DOWN
1 Battling
2 Perjury or piracy
3 View in order to mock or criticize, perhaps
4 Counterculture singer Phil
5 “___ the fields we go …”
6 Add up
7 Like a brand-new dollar bill
8 Intoxicate
9 “Fargo” assent
10 Transport onto the Enterprise, in a way
11 Kick out
12 Rope fiber
13 Like New England fields
18 Musician’s asset
22 Where R.N.s treat critical patients
24 Actor Michael of “Juno”
25 Crucifix inscription
27 Accept blame
29 Pie ___ mode
30 Vegas intro
31 Low-spirited
32 Truffle-finding animal
33 “___ the Force, Luke”
35 Glaring inconsistencies in story lines
36 Golfer Ernie
37 Science educator Bill
39 Student leader?
40 Women’s rights pioneer Elizabeth ___ Stanton
45 Perhaps
47 Ovens for drying hops
48 Parade entry
49 Lighted distress signal
50 Big name in farm equipment
51 2+2=5,for example
52 Authoritative pronouncements
53 Ring around Hawaii?
55 Black piano key above G
56 “Gangnam ___” (first YouTube video to pass a billion views)
59 Moon goddess 61 VH1 sister channel
62 Keyless car key
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