The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Congratulatory gestures
6 Div. of the Treasury Department 9 “Murder Mystery” or “Roaring ’Twenties,” for a party 14 “Todo Sobre Mi ___” (1999 Almodóvar film)
15 Stick on a rack 16 Like some legs and mustaches 17 Aptly named Olympic sprinter
19 Epic poem written in dactylic hexameter 20 It’s multifaceted 21 Rudely arrogant 22 “___ no sin to cheat the devil”: Daniel Defoe
23 The Cowardly Lion, back in Kansas 24 Aptly named six-time All-Star first baseman 30 Bread with a palindromic name
31 Cry for assistance 32 Hold up 34 Actor Elgort of “Baby Driver” 36 “___ queen!” 37 Mist a spot? 39 Animal that symbolizes good fortune in Chinese culture 40 Mushrooms found in ramen 43 Shake, as a tail 44 Aptly named tennis great
47 Behind, in England 48 Football carriers: Abbr. 49 Listen to gossip, in slang 52 What driver’s licenses serve as
57 Writer Nin
58 Aptly named N.B.A. M.V.P., in a manner of speaking 59 Period of work 60 Plastic ___ Band
61 “Later” 62 Album makeup 63 Gives the nod 64 Legally prohibit
Down
1 Self-satisfied 2 Use a beam on, as for cutting 3 Apple consumer with an unhappy story to tell? 4 Mint 5 Submitted 6 Tiny floppy disk, for “Save” 7 Reign
8 Decided
9 Puts out light, as a star 10 Angelic, in a way
11 ___ strategy 12 Most substantial part
13 Small vortex 18 Painter of “The Garden of Earthly Delights”
21 “Be as you wish to ___”: Socrates 23 Shuts up 24 Bygone airline with a logo nicknamed the “Blue Meatball” 25 One who may use the pronoun “I and I” (meaning God-in-me) 26 Children’s character who says “It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it” 27 Unreliable sort 28 Statistical calculation 29 Event for a Comedy Central special 30 Capture 33 “Later”
35 They allow you to kick back and relax 38 Unnamed guests 41 Org. behind the Artemis program 42 New England seafood staple 45 Five stars, maybe
46 More than right
49 Give attitude 50 Digging 51 Bread: Fr. 52 Pop star whose name is stylized with an exclamation point in place of its second letter 53 Insurance grps. 54 “O.G. Original Gangster” rapper
55 Word before “… wanna go home,” in calypso 56 Instant, as a decision 58 When doubled, excessive