NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “I literally ___” (millennial’s overstatement) 5 First country to discover water on the moon
10 Criticize
forcefully
14 Nirvana, e.g.
16 Part of the eye 17 Computer file
arrangement
18 Sharp
19 Manhattan, for
one
20 Former major-league slugger Adam nicknamed “Big Donkey”
21 Best Actor
winner Malek 22 “I’d love to!”
23 [Is this thing
on?]
25 Moving option 26 Celebratory
shout
27 Bud
28 Cause of a 2014
scare
30 “Rabbits” in a
race
34 Sobriquet for international hip-hop star Pitbull
35 Scorsese film added to the National Film Registry in 1997 36 “I want it!”
37 “Minari” director ___ Isaac Chung
38 It doesn’t last
long 41 Bit of royal
regalia
42 Abjure
46 Olympic figure skating commentator Johnny
47 Spencer of “Good Morning America”
49 Goddess whose Roman counterpart is Victoria
50 This and this
51 Big Apple
52 They may have
lots of steps
54 Windmill part 55 News headlines 56 “I like texts from my ___ when they want a second chance” (Cardi B line)
57 Absinthe
flavoring
58 Site for crafty
sorts?
DOWN
1 Start to squat?
2 Covered, as by
insurance
3 Being
4 ___ list
5 Investment opportunity, for short
6 Jokey response to an overly technical explanation
7 Prevent from
running
8 “Sorry,
unavailable” 9 Hartford-based health care company
10 Leave damaged 11 Many a farmer’s market attendee
12 Members of a certain kingdom
13 ___ Spirit, winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby
15 D.C.’S ___ Stadium, opened in 1961 23 Dish that can be prepared al pastor
24 Small
27 Put in hock
29 They might be
twins
30 Tot toter, in
Tottenham
31 Canon offering,
in brief
32 “Blossom of
snow,” in song
33 One studying for a bar or bat mitzvah, say
34 Cell boundary 35 Studio with “Chicago” and “Chocolat”
36 Start a stream,
say
38 Get into a rhythm, informally
39 Long divisions? 40 Not casual
43 Pic that may have millions of likes
44 Keep under
wraps
45 “African
unicorn”
46 Question in a
shell game
48 Las Vegas
W.N.B.A. team 50 “Arguing with a fool proves there are ___”: Doris M. Smith 53 U.S. 1, for one:
Abbr.