NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Beaut 6 “___ go!” 11 Castilian knight in medieval Spain, with “the” 14 One who needs to go 15 Having limited focus 16 Do-do connector 17 Binary code bit 18 It’s bound to show you the way 20 “Some progress is better than none” 22 New parents’ woe 23 Tune with syncopated rhythm 24 Triglycerides, e.g. 25 Raise one’s glass 31 Product of a teachable moment 32 Ceilings 35 Some nose-to-tail cuisine 36 Sun Devil Stadium sch. 37 Say yes to without saying “yes” 38 Lucy ___ Hayes, 1800s first lady 39 Seasonal pickers 41 Impatient kid’s whine 43 Fermented feed 45 ___ Bo 46 Radio station alert 47 “So ... who’s in?” 53 People who place 55 45’s better half 56 Abbreviation near a tilde 57 Printed fabric 58 1936 Summer Olympics icon 59 Meet at a poker game 60 Closes up for good 61 Finish on a diamond?

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1 Movie knight 2 “___, pursued by a bear” (Shakespearean stage direction) 3 Freaks (out) 4 Kazan of film 5 “Time to blow this popsicle stand” 6 Weekend shopping venue 7 Noted characteristic of a corpse flower 8 All ___ (really cool) 9 Fox in “The Fox and the Hound” 10 Food for a giraffe 11 Retire 12 Words following “Huh?” 13 Brake components 19 Arcade achievement 21 Criminal charge? 24 Horror star Chaney 25 Get off the street, in a way 26 Replete 27 Unable to stick the landing, say 28 Dope 29 Holding 30 Enters without looking, say 33 Crown 34 [Never mind] 37 “Just ’cuz” 39 Palindromic animal 40 A kid drinks from one 42 Wetland predators 43 Raw spots 44 Unavailable, say 47 Home to zero winners of the FIFA World Cup, surprisingly 48 Empty 49 Fuzzy berry 50 Bad place to go applepicking? 51 “La Vie Bohème” musical 52 Winner’s accessory 54 School of the future?