The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Certain “figure” made in skating
6 Closes
11 Lawyer’s org.
14 Diving gear
15 Grannies
16 “___ out!” (ump’s call)
17 Disinfectant brand
18 Plane passenger’s preference, perhaps
20 Mutt
22 Birthday dessert
23 Beachside hut
26 Skeptical sort
28 Cereal in a party mix
29 Scottish Highlander
31 Kind of board at a nail salon
32 Took a load off
33 Sentry’s “Stop right there!”
34 Yodeler’s mountain
35 With
37-Across, some ice cream confections … or a hint to the second, fifth, eleventh and fourteenth rows of this puzzle
37 See 35-Across
40 Id’s counterpart
41 They “don’t lie,” per Shakira
42 Squeak stopper
44 Jordanian port city
47 Part of a superhero’s costume
48 Coke or Pepsi
49 Just outside a city
51 Not digital, as a clock
53 Music genre akin to rhythm and blues
54 Puts up with
56 “You both swiped right!,” on Tinder
58 Ship that sailed with the Niña and the Santa Maria
62 Understand
63 Like residents of Havana
64 Diarist Nin
65 Gridiron scores, for short
66 In ___ (not yet born)
67 Runs with long, bounding strides
DOWN
1 Night sch. class
2 Like roads in need of salting
3 “Gloomy” guy
4 Streaming service that dropped the first three letters of its name when it rebranded in 2023
5 Raptor’s claw
6 Minor holdup
7 Headwear in a cafeteria kitchen
8 Open, as classified records
9 Add (up)
10 Opposite of NNW
11 “Yes, captain!”
12 Chemistry lab container
13 It comes from the heart
19 Garlicky shrimp dish
21 1998 Winter Olympics host
23 Loops in, on an email
24 Moby Dick’s pursuer
25 Letter after alpha
27 Opposite of buys
30 In the manner of
33 “Horrible” Viking of comics
34 Seem (to be)
36 Cloud in outer space
37 Tiny drink
38 Gimlet or screwdriver
39 Farm storage building
41 Small vehicle on a railroad track
43 Dawdle
44 Help
45 Recited, as a line of poetry
46 Takes advantage of badly
47 “No way!”
48 Many a Vegas establishment
50 Real gem
52 Country on the south side of Mount Everest
55 “Well … I’ll pass”
57 Film franchise that includes “The Avengers,” “Thor” and “Iron Man,” in brief
59 Midday rest
60 Knot, as shoelaces
61 Kick-_ _ _ (awesome)