The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Device that might be confused with a router
6 Essayist Didion 10 Things in Easter baskets
14 Honda luxury brand
15 Taking ___ account
16 Money that’s borrowed
17 1976 song by the Runaways with the lyric “Hello world, I’m your wild girl”
19 Not all
20 Spicy
21 Caviar, e.g. 22 Feeling tense
24 Not worth a ___ 25 Walk in water up to one’s ankles, say
27 _ _ _ Lingus
28 1996 Deana
Carter hit with the lyric “My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet” 33 “Warts and all,” in an ad
34 Mideast title 35 “American Dad!” network
36 “Mad” run
37 Lugged around 39 Furry “Star Wars” creature
42 Hawaii’s Mauna ___
44 Rip
45 Lesbian icon played by Lucy Lawless
46 1985 Prince hit with the lyric “And if it was warm she wouldn’t wear much more”
49 Race, as an engine 50 Frees (of)
51 Chicago trains
52 “Be that as it may …”
54 ___ Lanka
55 In the style of, on a menu
58 Lose energy
59 “I love this song!” … or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across 63 Take a snooze 64 57-Down’s state 65 Inner ___ (goal of meditation)
66 Is in the hole 67 Novice, informally 68 Jazzy instruments
DOWN
1 Physicist Ernst 2 Dos x cuatro 3 Song for two
4 Slip up
5 It’s in your bones 6 Be in harmony 7 Musical artist Yoko
8 Bank lobby sight 9 Completely insignificant person 10 Otherwise
11 “Your response is what I hoped you’d say” 12 Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins 13 Villain’s expression
18 “Sure thing!’ 23 Aquatic salamander
24 Cloth strips on military uniforms 25 Ones involved in a 2023 Hollywood strike
26 Overdue debt 28 Unhappy
29 Airport org. 30 Reluctant, as an investor
31 Acted too broadly 32 Large-horned mountain goats 38 Appliances with lint traps
40 Number of times Rose tells Jack she loves him, in “Titanic”
41 Kit ___ bar
43 Auto financing figs.
46 Critic’s piece 47 Vitamin that contributes to hair and nail growth 48 Goodyear aircraft 49 In style once more 53 Makes after taxes 54 Wild guess
55 Hero in the Trojan War
56 Wedding dress material
57 City north of Des Moines
60 Weeding tool
61 “So cu-u-ute!” 62 Vote in favor