The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Divine instrument? 10 Symbol for stock volatility, in finance 15 General estimate 16 The chloride in sodium chloride, e.g. 17 Implored 18 One might be down for a nap 19 Column on a survey 20 South Beach and others 22 With 46-Down, farm sound 25 Noted Hungarian-born conductor 26 “Bridge of Spies” co-star, 2015 31 It abuts Santa Monica, for short 34 Mag whose first cover featured Michael Jordan and two young fans 36 Spam might be kept in it 37 “Ready for action!” 41 Put away 42 Round trip for one? 43 Sarcastic remark to a slowpoke 47 “When restraint and ___ are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible”: Gandhi 48 “My eye!” 50 Day ___ 51 Battle with trolls, say 54 A barrier to entry 59 Like many scenes of the artist JeanFrançois Millet 60 “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” feature 63 Preceder of many a play’s climax 64 Kind of zone 65 Country singer Crystal 66 Whom Rodin called “the colossus of art”
Down
1 Long shot, informally 2 Prime 3 Pattern of monotony 4 Folk tale figure 5 U.K.’s tallest building, named for its look 6 Rival of the 62Down 7 Big inits. in security 8 Area with lots of schools 9 Pops 10 Burden 11 Greenland residents 12 “Be patient” 13 Popular brand on New Year’s Eve, informally 14 Myrmecophobe’s fear 21 It has daily openings, with “the” 23 Western city on the Humboldt River 24 Info tracked on Google Docs 26 Animal personification of Christ, in fiction 27 Trick, in a way 28 Where to see stars late at night? 29 Some are natural: Abbr. 30 Opposite of standing 32 Stage set? 33 Steaming 35 Isolates (oneself) 38 Stock holder 39 Violentsounding songbird 40 Steaming 44 Letters on a box with letters 45 Put away 46 See 22Across 49 Flamingo, e.g. 51 Grenade, in video games 52 Title hero of a 2021 Pixar film 53 Word with earth or bird 55 “… piano, but you can’t ___ fish” (classic joke punch line) 56 Performer’s “Wish me luck!” 57 Like neon colors 58 Long ago, long ago 61 Data storage acronym 62 “Bridge of Spies” org.