The Nwe York Times Crossword
No. 0520
ACROSS
1 GoFundMe contributor 6 Snatches 10 Cubed … or played with cubes 15 Something an athlete should bring 16 Beethoven’s “Ah! perfido,” e.g. 17 Part of the throat whose name comes from the Latin for “little grape” 18 French cheese tasting that lasts only a minute? 21 Convince 22 Symbol of nakedness 23 “Shining” place in “America the Beautiful” 24 She-sheep 26 “Every kiss begins with ___” (jeweler’s slogan) 28 “That handlebar has gotta hurt!”
38 Actress de Armas of “Knives Out” 39 ___ Chu, Nobel Prize-winning member of Obama’s cabinet 40 WikiLeaks source, perhaps 41 Edges
43 Gas station adjunct 44 Canadian sketch comedy show of the 1970s-’80s 45 Type of weasel 47 Stir up
50 Dig up dirt 51 Headline about a pagan rotisserie shop?
54 Sushi fish 55 Massachusetts’ Buzzards ___ 56 Bit of Quidditch equipment 59 Predictably 64 Garments typically fastened in the back
68 Screed about Old Glory that goes too far? 71 Place to wear a toga 72 Western town that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe 73 Middle ship of three, it’s said 74 Poker-faced 75 Estimation words 76 Recipe phrase
DOWN
1 Applies with a cotton ball 2 Fairy tale menace 3 It might be painted in the bathroom 4 Breakfast dish from a “station” 5 Zebra, slangily 6 Org. with skyrocketing expenses? 7 La-di-da 8 Tender kind of lettuce 9 Asian wrap 10 Pregnancy estimation 11 Modern reproductive procedure: Abbr. 12 Pool necessities 13 “Or ___!” 14 “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but ___”: The Economist 19 Oust 20 Nettles
25 Is, in retrospect 27 Dish next to stuffing and cranberry sauce
28 Habitat for rails and bitterns 29 Anagram and antonym of 34-Down
30 Girl Scout cookie variety
31 Coop up 32 Captain America portrayer Chris 33 Concert tees and the like
34 Let loose, in a way
35 Secret supply 36 Flirt with
37 Keebler crew 42 Overfill 46 Private employer? 48 Small Indian drum 49 Capt.’s announcement 52 “Frozen” queen 53 Animal crossing 56 Contacts list faves
57 Much 58 Pacific root vegetable
60 Quaint preposition 61 Headliner 62 Some people believe swamp gas causes them, for short 63 Furthermore 65 McNally’s partner 66 Opposing
67 Van Gundy of the N.B.A.
69 Rev, as an engine 70 Transcript stat