The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS 1 Dad on “Black-ish” 4 Source of intelligence

8 They work in meters

12 Bucket of bolts 14 Concealer

16 Hour at which to sing “Auld Lang Syne”

17 It might have a small bulb

20 Coat named for a former Irish province

21 Brand with a joystick

22 Letter of completion, in brief 24 Post-op program 26 Took a turn

28 “Count” in the Blues Hall of Fame 30 Uncertain affirmation

32 Boot

33 Pair of hand drums, in Indian music

35 Speakers in many classrooms, for short

36 Rarer than rare 40 Directional suffix 41 Craft at camp

42 Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from “waggle” to “wild”

43 Aromatic herb

46 Exhausting

48 Shade by the pool? 49 Anesthetized, so to speak

51 “All ___” (court order)

53 What may come before further notice?

55 They hang around the house

57 Wall Street, e.g. 60 Grand ___ Opry 61 ___ Drogo, Jason Momoa’s character on “Game of Thrones” 62 “Seinfeld” role 63 Event suggested by this puzzle’s circled squares, read clockwise from the top 64 Cabinet resignee of 1988

65 End of nearly half of all website addresses DOWN 1 Part of a turntablist’s headgear, for short 2 Street in Strasbourg 3 Participant in an ultramarathon 4 Letters of endorsement, in brief

5 African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea

6 Across a wide expanse of rural land

7 Nickname for Edward 8 Twists can thicken it

9 Like art conveying emotion rather than realism

10 Some merchandising opportunities 11 “Dear” man

13 Attire for many bagpipe players 15 Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki 18 Previously known as

19 Handles clumsily 23 Longtime diplomat Abba

25 “Tonight’s another chance to start ___” (lyric from “It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve”) 27 Fit

29 Turner autobiography

31 Foil alternatives 32 Terra ___ 34 Strips in a club? 37 Goofs in proofs 38 Nice hand to be dealt in poker

39 Gig components 44 Eagle constellation 45 Relative of a slot canyon

47 “The Faerie Queene” woman whose name means “peace” 50 Goethe’s “The

_ _ _-King”

52 Violinist Zimbalist 54 Completely black, as the sky

56 Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977 57 Fashionable dresser

58 “Do you know who ___?”

59 Musician Brian