N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Start of an incantation 6 Up to the task 10 Landlocked Asian country 11 DuVernay who directed “Selma”

13 One with a feather duster, maybe

14 ’Vette option 15 Speedy Amtrak option

17 Yours, in Tours

18 Grp. that combats smuggling 19 Land made for you and me, in a Woody Guthrie song 21 Demo material for Wile E. Coyote 22 Entertained with a story, say

24 Print media revenue source 26 Copenhageners, e.g.

28 Oasis beast

29 Lawn game banned in 1988

30 In the manner of 32 ___ Amidala, “Star Wars” queen

34 “___ quote …”

35 Oakland’s Oracle, for one

37 Diez minus siete

38 Born

39 Insect feeler 41 The “e” of i.e. 42 The Kennedys or the Bushes, so to speak 44 As a group 46 Country singer ___ James Decker

47 Very wee 48 Embarrassing fall 52 Structures illustrated twice in this puzzle through both black squares and letters

58 Male buds 59 Nae Nae or cancan 60 Captain who circumnavigated the globe 61 Flue buildup 62 “Come in!” 63 Influence

DOWN

1 Setting for a classical sacrifice 2 Flinched 3 Adjuncts to some penthouses 4 Nile viper 5 State as fact 6 Org. for docs 7 Military field uniform 8 World’s highest-paid athlete in 2019, per Forbes magazine 9 Drops (or adds) a line 11 Got 100 on 12 Et ___

15 Iowa college town

16 “Hells Bells” band

19 Bottles that might be marked “XXX” in the comics 20 “Stat!”

23 Not pro

25 Amo, amas, ___ 27 Sheltered at sea

29 Maker of

“No more tears” baby shampoo, for short 30 Pretentious 31 Hathaway of Hollywood 33 Alternative to Chanel

No. 5

35 Predate 36 Glassworker, at times 39 “Take me ___” 40 Modify 43 Equally speedy 45 Shenanigans

49 Abba of Israel 50 Fourth-and-long option 51 Subject of a school nurse’s inspection 52 Targets of plank exercises 53 Do that might block someone’s view, for short 54 Pooh’s pal

55 When repeated, calming expression 56 Smallest state in India

57 Wild blue yonder