N.Y. T I MES C RO S S WORD

ACROSS

1 Graduation props? 7 Where gowns are worn, for short 10 Eponymous Dutch town

14 One of a tribe of mythical warriors 15 Showboaty home run celebrations

17 The People’s Princess, to the people 18 Statement of readiness 19 “Win some, lose some” 21 Singer Bareilles

22 Key chain? 23 It’s not merely a yen

26 Actor in

“The Office” and “The Hangover”

31 Mentally exhilarating experience 35 Seconds, say

36 “It’s nobody’s fault”

40 Inits. at the top of some brackets 41 Conclusive proof provider

42 Enormous in

proportion 46 Place to buy and sell online

47 Jazz fan, presumably 49 Cheek or lip 53 “Called it!” 58 Bygone mode of transportation 59 Defector, perhaps

60 What keywords are used for

61 Starter follower

62 Big ___ (40-Across conference) 63 Number often seen before a plus sign

64 Repudiate

DOWN

1 Shuts down 2 City in which Malcolm X was born 3 Former presidential candidate who wrote “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!”

4 The “king of kings,” per a famous sonnet 5 Nuclear fuel containers 6 Huff

7 Most valuable player awards? 8 Go on tangent after tangent 9 Didn’t merely peek 10 “We All

Love ___: Celebrating the First Lady of Song” (2007 tribute) 11 Plate, e.g. 12 Brutes

13 Winter hrs. in Yellowstone 16 Peach part 20 Used as a lair 24 A few minutes after your Lyft arrives, say

25 What can come before long 27 Incompetent execs

28 Easy pace 29 G.I. rations, for short

30 Text message status

31 Prince in “Frozen” 32 Latin “Lo!” 33 Smoothie bar stock

34 Group electing officers in Sept., maybe 37 Whiff

38 Sellout 39 “Remove ___” (in-app come-on) 43 Zoom call

status

44 Lago di Como locale 45 Door or window frame

48 Depend

(on)

50 Belligerent, in British slang

51 Cousin of a mole

52 Dutch painter Jan 53 Actress Malone of the “Hunger Games” films

54 Supermarket IDs 55 Word before check … or a pattern alternative to a check 56 Opposite of disregard 57 Hilton competitor 58 Half of a jazz duo