The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 State known for lobsters and

pine trees

6 Laziest of the deadly sins 11 Pal

14 St. ___ fire

15 Outdoor lounging area 16 Actress Gasteyer of

“Saturday Night Live” fame 17 Athlete who rarely gets sacked or has a pass intercepted

20 Pig

21 Stereotypical name for a dog 22 Like neon gas

23 Classic cinema name

26 It’s inhaled on an ocean

cruise

27 Frenzies

29 Run-down places

31 2, 4, 6 and 8, but not 1, 3, 5

and 7

32 ___ latte

33 Figure to aim for, according

to personal trainers 40 Moistens

41 Bar mitzvah dances

42 Pastry made with an orchard

fruit

47 Start, as a computer

48 Coins of India

49 Stuff of little substance 50 Woman’s name derived from

the Greek for “peace” 51 Angel’s overhead?

53 “That’s really nice!” 56 Political group symbolized by

a donkey

60 ___ out a living

61 Not with the times 62 Handmade sign held up by a

kid in the bleachers 63 ___ Andreas fault 64 Histories that may be

checkered or sordid 65 Twin Mary-Kate or Ashley

DOWN

1 Fine lattice

2 Kind of sax

3 “It’s curtains for me!” 4 Conjunction used in logic 5 Abbr. after a lawyer’s name 6 Ferdinand and Isabella’s

land

7 Nonvegan shortening 8 Germany’s von Bismarck

9 Classic Father’s Day gift 10 Charlotte hoopster

11 Start of a nursery rhyme

about bags of wool 12 Detach, as a seatbelt 13 Bread makers

18 Causes of some mysterious radar blips, in brief

19 Pig in the wild 24 Microwave notification 25 Simplicity

26 Mix with a spoon

27 Ran across

28 Director DuVernay 29 Butler of “Gone With the

Wind”

30 Penlight batteries 32 One-named pop diva 34 “___ the night before

Christmas …” 35 Holier-than-___

36 Housetop

37 Various creative mediums … or a hint to variations found in the shaded squares 38 Sigma’s follower 39 Telepathic letters

42 Lion packs

43 Shout accompanying

a brilliant realization 44 Prehistoric human relations? 45 Nevada slots city 46 Super-miniature dog breed

size

47 Voting group

49 Tosses, as a coin 51 Disbelieving laughs

52 “Look ___ this way …” 54 Siouan people

55 “Amazing Grace,” for one 57 Messenger molecule 58 Noodle soup in Hanoi

59 Feel sick