The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Anteroom

6 Hit it off

11 Like some cutting edges 13 Wore

14 Jumble of speech

16 What no monarch wants to

be

17 On, on a memo 18 Subdivisions for families 20 Go ___ to ___

21 Most states have state ones 23 A family’s might be unlimited 25 “It’s really difficult to

underestimate you,” for one 27 Major turnoff, perhaps 29 Places where majors are of

minor concern? 31 Indigenous Peoples’ Day mo. 34 Astronaut Jemison

35 “___ Beach,” acclaimed 1991 children’s book set in Harlem

36 Net hookup abbr.

37 Act of self-betrayal 41 Pinched pasta

42 Most crafty

46 Ones breaking ground 48 Seesaw, e.g.

49 Sign of affection,

in 28-Down

50 Really wants

52 “Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a ___”: George Burns

53 Alternative to pinot grigio 55 Seems acceptable 57 Basketball player in purple

and yellow

58 German newsmagazine

Der ___

59 Cuts, maybe 60 Serious-minded

DOWN

1 Who reinvented the wheel in

1893?

2 Ask someone to provide,

informally

3 Praise for a queen

4 Slate, e.g.

5 Provoked

6 Something simple done for

pleasure

7 World’s busiest origin and

destination airport

8 Annual competition that starts on the first Saturday in March

9 Ones wearing eagle

insignia

10 Take a ___

11 Late-night talk show from

2010 to 2021 12 Bird whose Latin root means

“dog”

14 Amenity with a password 15 Hates

19 Mischief-makers

22 Moshers in a mosh pit 24 Language spoken near the

Thai region of Isan

26 One getting hitched

28 See 49-Across

30 What’s read in tasseomancy 31 “Down!”

32 Crazy amount

33 Dish with soy sauce and

mirin

38 Klaatu’s vehicle in “The Day

the Earth Stood Still” 39 Butterflies

40 Pan-fried dumplings 43 Called up

44 Flower part

45 It’s a long shot in basketball 47 Oozes

49 Key

51 Buttonhole, essentially 54 Apt rhyme for “pet” 56 Source of salt