NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Finger-pointing activity, colloquially 10 Throw away
15 Hit 2018 film involving a gay teenage romance
16 World capital NE of Vientiane 17 Melodramatic shout of resignation 18 Boot
19 Worker in “The 12 Days of Christmas” 20 Diverts
22 Host of the 2007 and 2014 Academy Awards, familiarly
24 “You betcha!”
25 Ingredient in an old-fashioned 26 Marriage agreement?
29 “There, there”
32 Royal name of Norway
34 Stirred up
35 Where to see a display of balance? 38 Content
40 Volleyball quartet?
41 Part of a chest
43 “Toodles!”
44 Marked by apery
46 State capital with fewer than 20,000 residents
51 Interview conducted online, for short 52 Term of address for a drag queen 54 Puts in a hold
55 Bad bedmate
59 Beverages from 56-Down
60 Actor Hammer of “The Social Network” 61 Get a Lyft, say
63 Going after, in a way
64 Things that get hot-wired? 65 Unexpected difficulties
66 Armed conflict, euphemistically
DOWN
1 “My word!,” in Britain 2 That’s the spot!
3 Makes use (of)
4 Gave a darn?
5 Population abbr. 6 Short-term engagements
7 Mine, to a mademoiselle
8 Like a stereotypical teenager 9 Supreme Court justices, e.g. 10 Singer featured in the 2018 film sequel to 37-Down
11 Gouda alternative
12 Travel along a tightrope, maybe 13 Young rooster
14 Purchases for do-it-yourselfers 21 “Civil Disobedience” essayist, 1849
23 Virtual animal on a once-popular website
27 Courtroom command
28 John who explored northern Canada
30 Restriction that some service animals are exempt from
31 Divisions in the N.F.L.: Abbr. 33 Sucker, for short
35 Navy V.I.P.
36 This is a test
37 Musical set on a Greek island 39 One-named singer whose name sounds like a goodbye 42 Gradually withdrawing (from) 45 Lemonlike fruit
47 Brigham Young, notably
48 Offer comfort to
49 Does some backup dancing?
50 Size up
53 Deity in a Hindu trinity
55 Sound from a subwoofer 56 Holders of 59-Across
57 Things showing dedication? 58 Chap
62 Title in Colombo