The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Plate appearance 6 Short break? 11 Director Brooks 14 Some Kiwis 16 Love, in Livorno 17 Fútbol cheer 18 Doth choose a comedy routine? 20 Routing word 21 Author of the “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” in brief 22 Two-way 23 Memoirs and profiles, informally 24 Citizenry doth work hard? 29 Upstage, say 32 Fastball, in slang 33 Watery 34 Locale for drawers in the study? 37 Subject of many a funny TikTok 38 Once-popular activity hath no more fans? 41 Golf variable 42 They may be close to reception 44 Post-boomer cohort

45 Title 6-year-old of 1950s children’s literature

46 Schuss with a chute

49 Doth apply graffiti? 52 Goes out 53 Grains in some milk

54 Rim

57 ___ Simbel (Lake Nasser landmark) 58 Runway walker hath megatalent? 63 Record

64 Be on the hunt 65 Blown

66 A and B, in D.C. 67 Whammies 68 Some boards

DOWN

1 Day and night? 2 Follow closely 3 Strong German brew 4 Months-long couples retreat? 5 Busy 6 Frankie of the Four Seasons 7 “___ the only one?”

8 Fool

9 “___ we good?” 10 OK

11 Things cast for films 12 “Middlemarch” novelist 13 Setter fetter 15 Well-used pencils

19 Robust 23 “Yecch!”

24 It may burst your bubble

25 Rock with four Emmys

26 Mal de ___ 27 Hop kiln 28 Rash sensation 29 Chisel 30 Elaine ___, labor secretary under George W. Bush 31 They may leave a lengthy paper trail

34 Job in the TV biz 35 Sound heard “here” and “there” on Old MacDonald’s farm 36 L.P.G.A. star Thompson

38 Ice ___

55 56 58 59 60

61 62

39 Somewhat 40 Small amount in a recipe 43 Fraternal order 44 Boyle’s law subject

46 Jack of 1950s TV 47 Character ___ 48 Bail out 49 “Square” things 50 Monastery figure 51 Relaxes 54 Horne with a sultry voice Thingy

Many profs NASCAR stat Deposit of a sort Publish private info about online, in modern lingo Sheepish one? Breakfast cereal with little balls