The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Steals and saves, e.g. 6 Feature of a smartwatch, in brief 9 Perniciousness 13 A little snowy, perhaps? 14 Habitat becoming bleached by global warming 16 Crumbly ice cream topping 17 Something that turns light green? 19 Habit

20 “I can’t believe I said that” 22 Directory info: Abbr. 25 Skedaddles, cowboy-style 26 Helps with the dishes 27 Doesn’t do takeout at a restaurant 29 Polite refusal 30 “Hold it, buster!” 33 Instrument that largely replaced the ophicleide 34 Completely dominate

35 Box score column 39 “This favor doesn’t come cheap!” 44 Grow on trees, so to speak 46 C2H6

47 Cath lab supply 48 Rhyme for “menorah” in “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah” 50 Spring roll? 51 “Really can’t count on it, I’m afraid” 54 Capitale of the Lazio region of Italy 55 Overruling of an objection 59 Midwest center of agricultural research 60 Woody in “Toy Story,” e.g. 61 Produce safety concern 62 Access to an expense account, perhaps 63 Hunk 64 Curling locales

DOWN

1 Rihanna’s first #1 single

2 <—

3 Word with ears or thumbs 4 Squad 5 Luxury hotel chain 6 50s president 7 Is unresolved 8 Come across as 9 Words of befuddlement 10 Stimulate 11 Didn’t buy, say

12 They may come to light 15 Casting option 18 It can be stripped or chipped 21 Quarry 22 Lizardlike amphibian 23 Where the Ko‘olau range is located 24 Random guess 28 Keep focused 29 Point value commonly assigned to a queen in chess 31 Part of academic regalia 32 “Ick!” 36 Leaning

37 “___ expert ...” 38 Genesis

40 On the ___ (not talking to each other)

41 Tacit

42 She played Sophie in “Sophie’s Choice” 43 Amazon, for one 44 In

45 Visibly happy person

47 Bra part 48 Hujambo : Swahili :: ___ : English 49 Procter & Gamble brand 52 YouTube journal posting 53 Points of interest 56 South Korean currency

57 Sort

58 First word of the song “Simple Gifts”