The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Anchor 9 Composer of the “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” collection

15 From nothing, as Creation 16 Working rhythm

17 “The Simpsons” character in sunglasses and platform shoes

18 Good thing to have on hand during winter? 19 Accused of infringement, say 20 Bit of resistance

22 ___ acid

23 Body shop add-ons, informally 25 Bomb-confiscating org. 27 One seeking table scraps, maybe

28 With 1-Down, where students at Manhattan’s Langone Center go, for short 29 Ruined, as plans

32 1975 Wimbledon winner 35 Outcome 37 Something to pay a steep price for?

38 The top Hot 100 solo artist of all time, per Billboard

39 Gift in “The Gift of the Magi” 40 Mammalian hematophage 42 Cheeky

43 A, as in April?

44 “___ tu”

46 It may be passed at a fundraiser

47 Having everything one needs 48 Prefix with -hedron 50 Purchases at Ollivanders, in fantasy 52 Psychoactive constituent of marijuana, for short 54 Detached piece of ice 56 Funds

58 Field with estate planning 61 Sort of spousal separation 62 Postponement info 63 Sailor’s omen, in a phrase 64 Do-or-die hockey situation

DOWN

1 See 28-Across 2 x, y or z 3 Recapping 4 Sarcastic comment after a mess-up

5 Low-rent

6 “___ but a scratch …” 7 Toni Braxton or Mahalia Jackson, e.g.

8 “It was even funnier in person”

9 Big name in casinos 10 Soliloquy relative 11 Predecessor of Outlook 12 Kismet

13 Calm state of affairs 14 City north of Washoe Lake State Park 21 What’s found on a couple of plates in Italy? 24 Foresters, e.g.

26 Led

30 Modern Q&A inits.

31 Red cents? 32 Countryside conveyances, for short

33 Complete shift

34 All thumbs

36 Short lyric poem 38 Lead-in to sentence or section

41 Ones seeking table scraps, maybe

42 Historic region of northern France

45 Like the latest

49 Actor Lane who voiced Mister Ed

50 Sign of overuse

51 Letters on love notes 53 Smacker

55 Kismet 57 International ___ Museum (Washington, D.C., attraction) 59 Plié, in ballet

60 It might be hard to get this in a desert