NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Headache helper 6 Tot’s scratches 13 Palate cleanser in a multicourse French meal 15 Source of a foul odor when wool is washed 16 Going after the big bucks, say 17 Creature catcher in gaming 18 Position with security 20 N.B.A. team that shares an arena with the N.H.L.’s Stars, familiarly 21 Predicament 22 Major Manhattan thoroughfare, informally 23 Made a lap, say 24 Playground comeback 26 Creepy quality 30 Important contacts 31 Chewed (out) 33 Lead-in to plane 35 Cut 36 “Tsk, tsk,” in textspeak 37 Bug that sounds like it was in the air? 39 Port letters 40 Traditional wedding dish in southern Italy, hence its literal translation (“brides”) 42 Most Broadway theaters have two of these 44 Fish often served tartare 45 Nickname for Time’s 2023 Person of the Year 47 Pole used for extending a sail 49 Half and half 50 Some home installations, in brief 52 Cool, in old lingo 53 Rapper ___ Cat 55 Handling things 58 Very rough, as an experience 60 Finished, colloquially 61 Drinks are on me! 62 Grumpy companion 63 Defensive football plays, informally 64 “___ seguro?” (“Are you sure?”: Sp.)

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1 Currently 2 “You’re tempting fate!” 3 Goggles that aren’t meant to go underwater 4 Construction materials named after a capital? 5 Headliner 6 Poster’s place 7 Barrel material 8 Like some shows and bands 9 Order that comes with a wide straw 10 Speed skater Johann ___ Koss, winner of four Olympic golds 11 Makes quiet, in a way 12 Show with a Joke Swap segment, in brief 14 “Cya” 17 Small part of a window 19 “Golly!” 23 Move laterally 24 Junot ___, author of “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” 25 Maternity ward staffers, informally 27 Look within oneself 28 Apartment units 29 Japanese/Italian fusion dish 32 Floor 34 Not that much 38 Letters on a bow 41 Site of a famous flag-raising 43 Head for the toilet, say? 46 “Sure, lemme deal with this first, though” 48 Test-taking no-nos 51 Lays down some ground rolls? 53 Dull 54 Like communal property 55 Weight 56 Southern side dish 57 Barbie and Ken, e.g. 58 Chips flavor 59 Publicity, so to speak