The New York Times Crossword
No. 0919
ACROSS
1 Reference for a geography buff 6 Pie ___ mode 9 Male turkey 12 Landline, e.g. 13 Some nest eggs, for short 14 Chucklehead 15 Tubular pasta variety 16 Profit-sharing reward, perhaps 18 “In ___ of flowers …” 19 “Outstanding” obligation 20 “If only!” 21 Unpredictable 23 Signify 25 Make-up specialist? 26 Being risked, as in a gambler’s bet 30 Circle or hexagon 33 Forever and a day, say 35 First-century Roman poet 36 Hiking trails 37 Fuss and fanfare 38 About one-third of Hispaniola, areawise 39 Navy’s football rival 40 Spine-tingling sign of things to come 41 Liability’s opposite 42 Oopsies 44 Heroic saga 46 “How sweet it ___ be loved by you” (James Taylor lyric) 47 Comes through the door 51 Girl in Wonderland 54 The “C” of T.L.C. 56 Where outdoor Christmas lights may be hung 57 Flimflammer 59 Museum wing, perhaps 60 ___ eye (glare said to bring bad luck) 61 Rubber ducky’s domain 62 What the nose knows 63 Cry between “ready” and “go” 64 Thrilla in Manila boxer 65 Brats and gnats
DOWN
1 Orchard fruit 2 “A League of ___ Own” 3 Solitary sort 4 *Routine medical checkup 5 “Get it?” 6 Many a Yemeni 7 *Whom one might not marry no matter what! 8 Pompeii fallout 9 “Beloved” author Morrison 10 Magnum ___ (masterpiece) 11 Fit together, as gearwheel teeth 13 *“Cool” get-together with cones and scoops 14 Implementable with expertise and expert ease … or how the starred clues’ answers can be taken? 17 Lack of objectivity 19 ___ de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 22 Casual Friday castoffs 24 Aliens, in brief 27 “We try harder” car rental company 28High-flying toy 29 One way to reduce one’s sentence? 30 Junk email 31 Tortoise’s rival in a fable 32 Banking conveniences, for short 34 Poem of exaltation 38 Let-down for Rapunzel? 40 Make a choice 43 Tech support seeker, typically 45 Lead-in to fix or fabricate 48 Barn toppers 49 The Met Gala, e.g. 50 Some risqué communiqués 51 Prized blackjack cards 52 Zero, in tennis 53 Not out of the running 55 Italian vino region 58 Pending, on a sched. 59 Venomous serpent in “Antony and Cleopatra”