The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Humorous nickname for a raccoon
11 Work
15 “Uh-oh, our parents will kill us!”
16 Actor Russell of “Escape From New York”
17 “You interrupted me …”
18 ___ Voyage, longrunning Londonbased holographic concert
19 Just about here
20 Out in public?
22 Ice, in some product names
23 Support staff
25 Difficult position, maybe
26 Business in which one is paid to establish relationships
30 Big trap
31 Common cold reaction?
32 ___ Tomé
33 Evening in Amalfi
34 Rice dishes traditionally made with saffron
38 “The virtue of the lukewarm,” per Sartre
40 Second
41 Exaggerated workload
43 Block from working, with “up”
44 Backdrop for the 2019 film “1917”: Abbr.
45 One specializing in 26-Across
49 Useful chain for dog owners
51 Stimulate
52 Bound
54 One who’s loyal to a fault
57 Jared who played Morbius in 2022’s “Morbius”
58 Cry accompanying “Whoopee!”
59 Festive Islamic greeting
62 Metamorphosing little creature
63 Counter offer?
64 Some food drive donations
65 Superfan’s purchase
DOWN
1 Target Field team
2 “Whoa! ... say what?!”
3 Catalonia neighbor
4 Gathering, informally
5 24-hr. retail channel
6 Poker prize
7 Guac and queso, at some restaurants
8 Virtual game described as a cross between Tamagotchi and Pokémon
9 2022 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, for one
10 Port city that’s an anagram of 9-Down
11 Permissions
12 Skittles and darts, e.g.
13 Some murals
14 Back order?
21 Bit of slow motion, in a way
23 Shortcut key
24 Fill with gas
27 Cut out for it
28 Terse admission
29 What might accompany a headlock
33 One past a quarter
34 Track around a park, maybe
35 “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn” artist
36 Condense, as text
37 II or III, perhaps
39 What might bring the heat
42 “Or, here’s a thought …”
45 Infant’s interjection
46 Some party planning inspirations
47 Southern Tibetan people
48 Aggregates
50 Things that are beside the point?
53 Some Facebook pings
55 Play checkers, informally
56 Requiring immediate attention
57 Magical item held by Aladdin
60 Private support grp.?
61 Keep out