The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Semiliquid stuff 5 South Asian
9 Darling
14 Prefix with science
15 The ugly duckling’s mother
16 Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture
17 Chili ingredients
19 Pass
20 Drink with foam
21 Only country with a nonrectangular flag
23 Greek letter used to represent magnetic flux
24 Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum
26 Three wise men
28 Part of a newborn’s schedule
29 Affirmative vote
31 Giving a hand?
32 A lot
34 “A Man Called ___” (Tom Hanks film)
35 Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the misunderstandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and
60-Across?
39 Laptop brand
41 “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”
42 Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra
46 “The Marvelous _ _ _ Maisel”
47 Health legislation of 2010, in brief
50 Note after la
52 Discolor from age
54 “Groovy!”
55 Snoops around
57 Indian tonal drum
58 Battery terminal
60 Predatory freshwater fish
62 Parking spot at a bar?
63 Hydrox competitor
64 Combo meal choice
65 Carvings named for the first man in Maori mythology
66 Beginning
67 GPS’S guesses
DOWN
1 Frightening Halloween costume
2 Pro golfer Mark
3 How detectives might start their investigation
4 Ice cream units
5 “Spring forward” hrs.
6 Brother of
Logan Roy on “Succession”
7 Setting of “The Crucible”
8 Stamping need
9 Aviator Earhart
10 Grandma, to Brits
11 The lead in pencils, actually
12 Charm
13 First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century
18 “Bye!”
22 Dating app info
25 Scorch the surface of
27 Features of spoiled milk
30 Ending with
Power
32 Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villain
33 A call for help
35 Collection of senior moments?
36 _ _ _ de plume
37 Notable lamb owner
38 Knocks over
39 “Don’t wait!,” in ads
40 Wine from Tuscany
43 Urges to action
44 Necessity for some Venetian transport
45 Yoga position on one’s head and hands
47 Even though
48 Rum cocktail
49 Comes to
51 Actress Knightley
53 Memory glitch
56 Twist
59 “___ want to know?”
61 Long, long time