2/23/17 Answer New York Times Crossword

2/23/17

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1D
Short run?
JOG

2D
Lawman played by James Garner and Kevin Costner
EARP

3D
*1970s fad item*
THIRTY ROCK (THIRTY-down gives PET ROCK)

4D
___ rose (English heraldic emblem)
TUDOR

5D
California’s ___ Woods
MUIR

6D
Island in the Coral Triangle
BALI

7D
___ plaisir!
AVEC

8D
Help stimulate the economy
SPEND

9D
*Pulls a fast one on*
FORTY WINKS (FORTY-across gives HOODWINKS)

10D
Promote
PUSH

11D
Dr. of rap
DRE

13D
Hell if I know!
GOT ME!

14D
Alan of “Argo”
ARKIN

23D
___ be my pleasure!
IT’D

25D
Advisory grp. to the president
NSC

26D
Title meaning “master”
SAHIB

27D
Capital of Sweden
KRONA

29D
Where Harley-Davidson Inc. is HOG
NYSE

30D
Dog, cat or hamster
PET

31D
Tabloid pair
ITEM

33D
Historical record
ANNAL

34D
Tale of derring-do
GESTE

36D
The devil’s playthings, they say
IDLE HANDS

39D
Drone’s mission
AIR STRIKE

41D
Back to my point …
ANYWAY …

42D
TV Land programming
RERUNS

45D
Hot temper
IRE

47D
Clear the dishes?
EAT

51D
Muslim face veil
NIQAB

52D
Song that might have hosannas
PAEAN

53D
Native people of Guatemala
ITZA

54D
Wister who was known as the father of western fiction
OWEN

55D
Join together
WELD

57D
School with five March Madness titles
DUKE

59D
Snoozer
BORE

60D
A party to
IN ON

61D
Some personnel info: Abbr.
SSNS

63D
Principle behind yin and yang
TAO

64D
Something you might get with a piercing, informally
TAT

1A
Joan nicknamed “The Godmother of Punk”
JETT

5A
Many a W.S.J. subscriber
MBA

8A
Org. that started during the California gold rush
SFPD

12A
Home of the all-vowel-named town Aiea
OAHU

13A
Tropical fruit
GUAVA

15A
Flood (in)
POUR

16A
Electrical system
GRID

17A
Wayne Gretzky, for 10 seasons
OILER

18A
Highland tongue
ERSE

19A
Maven
PRO

20A
Fool
TRICK

21A
Indefinite ordinal
NTH

22A
Request at the barber’s
TRIM

24A
Midwest capital, to locals
INDY

26A
Domain of Horus, in Egyptian myth
SKY

28A
*Bulletin board fasteners*
TEN PINS (TEN-down gives PUSH PINS)

32A
Joker
WAG

35A
Toiletry brand whose TV ads once featured the Supremes
ARRID

37A
Thus far
YET

38A
Michael who played Bruce Wayne’s butler
CAINE

40A
Engine cover
HOOD

41A
Purplish bloom
ASTER

43A
Establishments that often have porte cochères
INNS

44A
What might get the ball rolling
INCLINE

46A
Burrowing animal of southern Africa
MEERKAT

48A
Napoleon’s place
BAKERY

49A
Fight on a mat, in dialect
RASSLE

50A
Chopped
HEWN

52A
What might get the ball rolling
PUTT

53A
Where Herbert Hoover was born
IOWA

56A
Actor Turner of “The Hobbit”
AIDAN

58A
A tater can produce up to four of these
RBIS

62A
*”Which weighs more – a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?” and others*
TWENTY QUESTIONS (TWENTY-across gives TRICK QUESTIONS)

65A
Novelist Fitzgerald
ZELDA

66A
Letters preceding a pseudonym
AKA

67A
City where LeBron James was born
AKRON

68A
As a result …
AND SO …

69A
Cohen who co-founded an ice cream company
BEN

70A
They come after 12
TEENS

	Clue
1D	Short run?
2D	Lawman played by James Garner and Kevin Costner
3D	*1970s fad item*
4D	___ rose (English heraldic emblem)
5D	California's ___ Woods
6D	Island in the Coral Triangle
7D	___ plaisir!
8D	Help stimulate the economy
9D	*Pulls a fast one on*
10D	Promote
11D	Dr. of rap
13D	Hell if I know!
14D	Alan of "Argo"
23D	___ be my pleasure!
25D	Advisory grp. to the president
26D	Title meaning "master"
27D	Capital of Sweden
29D	Where Harley-Davidson Inc. is HOG
30D	Dog, cat or hamster
31D	Tabloid pair
33D	Historical record
34D	Tale of derring-do
36D	The devil's playthings, they say
39D	Drone's mission
41D	Back to my point ...
42D	TV Land programming
45D	Hot temper
47D	Clear the dishes?
51D	Muslim face veil
52D	Song that might have hosannas
53D	Native people of Guatemala
54D	Wister who was known as the father of western fiction
55D	Join together
57D	School with five March Madness titles
59D	Snoozer
60D	A party to
61D	Some personnel info: Abbr.
63D	Principle behind yin and yang
64D	Something you might get with a piercing, informally
1A	Joan nicknamed "The Godmother of Punk"
5A	Many a W.S.J. subscriber
8A	Org. that started during the California gold rush
12A	Home of the all-vowel-named town Aiea
13A	Tropical fruit
15A	Flood (in)
16A	Electrical system
17A	Wayne Gretzky, for 10 seasons
18A	Highland tongue
19A	Maven
20A	Fool
21A	Indefinite ordinal
22A	Request at the barber's
24A	Midwest capital, to locals
26A	Domain of Horus, in Egyptian myth
28A	*Bulletin board fasteners*
32A	Joker
35A	Toiletry brand whose TV ads once featured the Supremes
37A	Thus far
38A	Michael who played Bruce Wayne's butler
40A	Engine cover
41A	Purplish bloom
43A	Establishments that often have porte cochères
44A	What might get the ball rolling
46A	Burrowing animal of southern Africa
48A	Napoleon's place
49A	Fight on a mat, in dialect
50A	Chopped
52A	What might get the ball rolling
53A	Where Herbert Hoover was born
56A	Actor Turner of "The Hobbit"
58A	A tater can produce up to four of these
62A	*"Which weighs more - a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?" and others*
65A	Novelist Fitzgerald
66A	Letters preceding a pseudonym
67A	City where LeBron James was born
68A	As a result ...
69A	Cohen who co-founded an ice cream company
70A	They come after 12