The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Sound of a sneeze
6 Op-___ (newspaper columns)
9 Capital of Oregon
14 Something a mutinying pirate might have to walk
15 December 31, for short
16 Topic in a dictionary or on a utility bill
17 Not in a million billion years
19 Championship mementos
20 Big band ___ (time span after the Jazz Age)
21 Boxing family surname
22 Counterpart of length
24 Beverage often stored in a cellar
26 “Ave ___” (prayer)
28 Term of endearment
29 Document digitizations
31 Utah national monument called Shash Jaa’ in Navajo
34 Domain
36 Establish legislatively
37 Soup scooper
38 Small container for carrying a drink when away from home
39 Man’s name that’s an anagram of ELGIN
40 Rolls-___
41 Be protective of, as a mother hen might
43 Loose, collarless shirt popular in India
47 Feasted
48 Messages that might come with emojis
50 Stuff from a bog
51 Not full, as an effort, informally
54 Sleep briefly
56 Palindromic explosive
57 Run ___ of (come into conflict with)
58 Like some fashion boots
61 Fruit of the Loom competitor
62 Debit inits. on some SNAP cards
63 To whom Alfalfa wrote “You’re scum between my toes!”
64 The “A” in WASP
65 Female deer
66 Sugary
DOWN
1 Source of some wire stories
2 Religious official
3 Capital of Cuba
4 1/2 + 1/2
5 Vegetable with pentagonal cross sections
6 Worthy of coveting
7 Easter egg colorer 8 Neighbor of Montenegro
9 “What-e-e-ever you say …”
10 China’s continent
11 Indigenous reclamation movement
12 Custardy dim sum dessert
13 Breathable fabrics
18 Dutch ___ disease
23 Once in a blue moon
25 Infuriate
27 Sleep phase
30 Passover ritual
32 Nosh between meals
33 Become less harsh
35 Rations out
37 Partner of “prosper” in a Vulcan saying
38 Online game with a Battle Royale mode
39 Opposite of “I love it!”
40 Tyrannosaurus ___
41 “You crack me up!”
42 “By the power ___ in me …”
44 End a career
45 Get into a snarl
46 To boot
49 Droop
52 Coal or gas
53 To boot
55 Some advanced degree holders
59 “A Black Lady Sketch Show” channel
60 “Yee-___!”