N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle

Across

1 Little spheres in a

pod 5 “___ mañana!” 10 Salt Lake City’s

home 14 Language in

Pakistan 15 Out-spoken? 16 Canceled, as a

mission 17 Where silt builds up to create a delta 19 Two-person acts 20 Former stadium for the Indianapolis Colts 21 Come into view 23 Trawler’s mesh 24 Role of each angry man in “12 Angry Men” 26 Muscles worked on a “pull day,” informally 28 Like many small, powerful airplanes 33 De Armas of the 2022 biopic “Blonde” 34 Culpability 35 Thimble or Scottish terrier, in Monopoly 36 Fleecy boot

brand 37 Knee tissue torn in an athletic injury, for short 38 “That makes

sense!” 40 “Raising the Flag on ___ Jima” (iconic photo of 1945) 41 Actress Close 43 Crosses the finish

line last, say 45 Ctrl-Alt-___ (keyboard shortcut) 46 “Definitely husband material!” 48 Banks who hosted “America’s Next Top Model” 49 Oven-warmed

sandwiches 50 Status ___ 51 Expedition for

wildlife viewing 54 Low-key 58 “Other halves” no

more 59 “I’m paying for this round” … or a literal hint to this puzzle’s theme 62 “Handy” oven

accessory 63 Spooky 64 Oblong tomato

variety 65 “That makes

sense!” 66 Petty quarrels 67 There’s a “lone” one on Texas’ flag

Down

1 Contented cat’s

sound 2 Mayor Adams of

New York City 3 Upper hands in

competition 4 Fine leathers 5 Soccer great Mia 6 Balm ingredient 7 Old coin of

France 8 “Boy king” whose tomb was discovered in 1922, familiarly 9 Stick like glue 10 Be subjected to,

as treatment 11 Take the show on

the road 12 Breathless with

excitement 13 Alternative to a

watering can 18 Go bad 22 Calendar

divisions 24 Henson who voiced Kermit the Frog 25 Apprehensive

feeling 26 Ha-ha-ha 27 Hidden motive 28 Extra-attentive coddling, for short 29 Billfold 30 “No joke!” 31 More up-to-date 32 Sherlock Holmes’s sister, on Netflix 34 Loan officer, e.g. 39 What’s-___-name

(that lady) 42 Greeting that originated on the Indian subcontinent 44 Photo ___ (P.R.

events) 47 Skips over, as

vowels 48 Henry VIII and

family 50 Most Super Bowl M.V.P.s, for short 51 Match before the

final 52 “x” or “y” number line, in graphing 53 Elaborate

celebration 54 Peevish state 55 Hawaiian instruments, informally 56 Stone or Watson of the big screen 57 Start of many a

diary entry 60 Unit at the

gym 61 401(k) alternative,

for short