The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Prefix with directional 5 Border 9 Sort who refuses to answer 13 A sumo wrestler’s is called a mawashi 15 Catherine of “Schitt’s Creek” 16 Spot remover? 17 Candle holders, sometimes 18 Close 19 Prophetic 21 ___-jongg 23 U.S. locale that, when said quickly, sounds like a cheer 24 Highway exit sign 25 As seen in chemistry class? 29 Velvet-voiced Mel 31 Word with happy or rush 32 Causing a boom, maybe 36 Pokémon that ultimately evolves into Alakazam 37 Digital alternative 38 ___ of Citium, philosopher who founded Stoicism 39 Vulnerable area 41 Keen 42 Monster’s opposite 43 Doctrines 45 ___-term test for divergence (calculus concept) 47 Improvise on stage 49 San Francisco’s ___ Hill 50 Grammy winner for 1983’s “Flashdance ... What a Feeling” 53 Small flaw 56 Ambulatory aids 57 Manet called him “the painter of painters” 60 Cousin of an aardwolf 61 Unlikely match 62 ___ noche (tonight: Sp.) 63 Source 64 Its website has a “Fantasy” page

DOWN

1 Up there, you might say 2 Stock exchange? 3 Close 4 Unable to perform operations 5 Weisshorn, e.g. 6 Astronomer Thomas for whom a comet is named 7 Not yet delivered, after “in” 8 Status on a conservationist’s “Red List” 9 Non-coffee Starbucks order 10 Germans call it Genfersee 11 Political ___ 12 They’re rigged 14 Board game set on an island 15 “It ___ to me ...” 20 Unit equal to 907.2 kilograms 22 Like only one member of the Supreme Court in its history (Sonia Sotomayor) 25 Solvers’ reactions 26 Lead-in to call 27 Browse, say 28 Seek advancement through flattery 30 Only one-word country that contains all five vowels 33 Literature’s Napoleon, e.g. 34 Contending 35 Best Picture winner in 2022 40 W.N.B.A. great Weatherspoon 44 Highly exaggerated and subjective, as journalism 45 Specialization 46 High-chair features 48 Italian nickname that omits Al51 “99 Luftballons” singer 52 Big name in fashion footwear 54 Holds gingerly, maybe 55 Underwater forest 58 Charade 59 Kind of garden