N.Y. Times Crossword – Tuesday, September 5, 2017 September, 10, 2017, 5:53 pmSeptember, 5, 2017, 4:00 pm by gregofla By: Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen Theme: Intermission Difficulty (0-10): 2 Time: 12:34 ACROSS DOWN 1 What some castles are made of 1 Serious rift 5 Goaded (on) 2 Supportive of cultivation 10 Clock setting for an alarm 3 One may attend a class on parenting 14 2015 “Rocky” sequel 4 Antismuggling org. 16 String quartet member 5 Actress ___ Rachel Wood 17 Unadorned 6 Tree whose leaves appear in many Chinese fossils 18 Honolulu-based carrier, informally 7 ___ long way 20 Corp. money managers 8 Certain Ivy Leaguer 21 “Big Blue” 9 Utmost, informally 22 Like caves with streams running through them 10 “Fresh Off the Boat” network 23 Early Uber policy unpopular with drivers 11 Certain crime boss 25 “Coke is it!” or “Say ‘Pepsi, please’” 12 Stops from slipping 27 Piece of pottery featuring Achilles, say 13 Fooled (around) 30 Interoffice notes 15 Played some tunes, say 31 They’re heard but not seen 19 McKellen of “The Hobbit” 32 Firecracker that goes pfft 24 Gives the nod 33 Money owed 26 Emphatic rejection 35 Ike’s monogram 28 Fashion designer Gernreich 36 Cut (off) 29 Says “You and I are done,” e.g. 37 Break … such as at the middle of 18-, 27-, 50- or 58-Across? 31 Scattered 40 ___ Paulo, Brazil 34 “Fine then!” 41 Perch for a ball 36 Unwavering, as a friend 42 Humble response to a compliment 37 “O.K., you got me” 43 “___ be my pleasure” 38 Paleo diet staple 44 “There’s something else you should know …” 39 Tony Stark’s alter ego in comics and movies 46 Desert refuge 40 Staying power 50 Military bottoms, informally 43 Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun 52 How you can shop without leaving home 44 Special ___ (unconventional missions) 53 In the thick of 45 “Cross my heart and hope to die!” 54 Getting close, in a guessing game 47 Baseball pitch that suddenly drops 56 Trail Blazers’ org. 48 Not quite ready for full release 57 Bar mitzvah, e.g. 49 Old salt 58 Made snappy comments 51 Clifford who wrote “Golden Boy” 62 Meter or liter 52 Bruin hockey legend 63 Rose petal oil 55 Something to build on 64 Enrique Peña ___, Mexican president beginning in 2012 59 Japanese figure skater Midori 65 Their maximum scores are 1600 60 Nickname formed by three consecutive letters of the alphabet 66 Word before “wrong” or “welcome” 61 El ___ (Spanish hero) 67 Bummer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related