NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Goes a-courting 5 Buddies 9 Off-the-cuff remark

14 Em, to Dorothy, in “The Wizard of Oz” 15 Openly acknowledge 16 Garlic-flavored mayonnaise 17 “In ___ of flowers …”

18 Greets from across the way, say 20 Lollygags 22 That is to say, in Latin 23 Casually browse online

26 Word before taught or effacing 30 “Tiny” Dickens boy

31 Drop of golden sun

32 Skin care product 33 Extremes of the earth

35 Time of lament 36 Spends moolah 39 Little VW 40 Displays of huffiness 41 Fruit-filled pastries 42 Illusionist Geller 43 Modern term of

endearment 46 ___ ID 47 Demonstrates some sleight of hand 51 Should arrive any minute now 53 Ice cream serving 54 Property along the ocean … or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36and 47-Across 59 Dance at Jewish weddings 60 Hanukkah potato treat 61 Again 62 Shooting star, some might think

63 Lock of hair 64 ___ lily 65 Greek peak in Thessaly

Down

1 Financial ctr. in Manhattan 2 “Most definitely, monsieur!” 3 Feature of a Las Vegas “bandit” 4 Things, collectively 5 Dog’s foot 6 Director DuVernay of “Selma”

7 The ___ Spoonful (1960s pop group) 8 Stockholm

native 9 Companion of “oohs” 10 Low-calorie drinks 11 Ha-ha, online 12 Sick

13 Info in a Who’s Who listing 19 Cry between “Ready” and “Go!” 21 Leisurely walks 24 Actress Berry 25 Centers of hurricanes 27 Extremities 28 Jacob’s first wife, in the Bible 29 Cook in oil 32 Elements of a strategy 33 “Stupid” segments on old David Letterman shows

34 “We need help!” 35 Mixes with a spoon, say 36 Caspian and Caribbean 37 Reply in a roll call 38 E pluribus ___ 39 Air-conditioning meas. 43 Needs for playing Quidditch

44 Is gaga over 45 Madrid’s land, to locals

47 File shareable on a PC or Mac 48 Psychic glows 49 Sierra ___ (African country) 50 Sound preceding “Gesundheit!” 52 The Beatles’ “___ Leaving Home” 54 Sandwich inits. 55 Put a ring on it! 56 Gobbled up 57 Less than zero: Abbr.

58 What it takes to tango