The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 What a left arrow might mean 5 Setting for much of “A Farewell to Arms” 10 Convalescent’s need, for short 13 Where Ulysses encountered the Cyclops

14 Saw 15 Blacken

16 With 1 Across, warning at sea 18 Accrue in large amounts, with “in” 19 “Aww”-inspiring one

20 Small batteries 21 Feature of the Devil 23 Capital city with three consecutive vowels

25 “Bad Guy” singer Billie

26 With 1 Down, like a free-for-all fight 30 Dostoyevsky novel, with “The” 33 Air alternative 34 Org. opposed by Moms Demand Action

35 Dings 36 Otoscope-using M.D.

37 Scales on a pangolin, e.g. 39 Farm delivery letters

40 Hero feature, often

41 They’re attached to many houses 42 With 1 Across, charity event involving a coastto-coast human chain 46 Besmirches 47 Cheese often mixed with Monterey Jack 50 It’s funky 51 Death Valley’s is -282.2 ft. 53 Glass part 55 “Houston, ___ had a problem” (message misquoted in “Apollo 13”) 56 With 1 Down, dessert sometimes made with pineapple 59 Father of Phobos and Deimos 60 Tennis star Osaka 61 Hula accompaniers, informally 62 Web portal with a butterfly logo 63 Three-time Emmy winner Cicely 64 ___ Myerson, only Jewish woman crowned Miss America

DOWN

1 Outdo 2 Malkovich’s role in “The Man in the Iron Mask” 3 Benjamin 4 ___ Chow, author of 2021’s “Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir” 5 Hawaiian “thanks” 6 “You have no ___” 7 Places to find dishes of different cultures

8 Fifth word of “American Pie” 9 Zooey Deschanel sitcom

10 “I take the blame” 11 Great place to visit near Michigan? 12 Largest First Nations group 15 “Brooklyn NineNine” actor Robinson 17 Baits, in a way 22 Greeting in Portuguese 24 “Enough already!” 25 One behind The Times

27 Some Sephora purchases 28 West of Malibu 29 Ones on the briny 30 The “i” in p.s.i. 31 Worst-case scenarios 32 Words from the “speechless” 37 Nook 38 Yemeni money 40 Much of “The Fugitive” 43 Some Nordics 44 [not a typo] 45 Stuck until a thaw 48 Mini freezer? 49 “Oh no!” 50 Made a bank getaway? 51 Those, in Spanish 52 Stretch for the stars? 54 Tinker (with) 57 Word before “a fine” or “a visit” 58 Ursa minor?