Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Social adroitness 5 City between Gainesville and Orlando 10 Skateboarder’s incline 14 Radar response 15 Mushroom variety 16 Garfield’s foil in the comics 17 View furtively 19 Main role 20 Direct, as a collision 21 John of “Saturday Night Fever” 23 Amber Alert, e.g., for short 24 Complete the negotiations 25 Like the number of games in a “best of” series 27 Cut (off) 29 Pitchfork point 30 Secure some urban transportation 33 Rejoice 37 Oscar winner Jared of “Dallas Buyers Club” 38 Buy and sell, as stocks 41 Jacob’s biblical twin 42 Decorative pitchers 44 Was vaccinated 46 Pinch in the kitchen 49 Hit with a Taser 50 Terre Haute sch. 51 Prepare for someone’s birthday, perhaps 55 Org. for top-notch H.S. students 57 Blue-blooded 58 Hollywood’s Diane, Buster or Michael 61 Seed cover 62 Briefly put pen to paper, say 64 “Don’t touch that, honey!” 65 Engine capacity unit 66 Increase 67 Poses a poser 68 Relatively cool red giant 69 The second “S” of MS-DOS: Abbr.
Down 1 Radio host John 2 Teenage skin malady 3 Takeout food together with a Netflix movie, maybe 4 Garden amphibians 5 Tip of the Arabian Peninsula 6 “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” figure 7 Rocky glacial ridge 8 Look upon with lust 9 High-pH substance 10 Obsolescent desktop accessories 11 “Hello” singer, 2015 12 Sporty Mazda 13 Organ part 18 Qantas Airways symbol 22 Barn topper 24 Practice boxing 25 Look upon with lust 26 Was the clue giver in Pictionary 28 Start of the fourth qtr. 31 Brothels 32 Give up on, in slang 34 Class that covers Reconstruction and Prohibition 35 Neighbor of Vietnam 36 “Swan Lake” article of attire 39 Nod off 40 Letter between zeta and theta 43 Swedish aircraft giant 45 Breathing problem 47 Frowny looks 48 ___ tweed 51 Swahili master 52 Nestlé bars filled with tiny bubbles 53 “Hogan’s Heroes” colonel 54 Noted berry farm founder Walter
56 Puts up, as a painting 58 Deborah of “The King and I” 59 Plains tribe members 60 Politico Gingrich 63 Drink with crumpets