The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Something a provocateur opposes 10 Trailing 15 Tart dessert topping 16 “Not true!” 17 “Shame, that” 18 Lyre-playing greatgranddaughter of 8-Down 19 Hardly be hard (on) 20 Spam holders 21 Begins to come to 22 Point ___, oceanic spot farthest from land 24 Drugstore brand named for its target area 26 ___ Bator 27 What some screens catch 29 Speak before a meal, perhaps 31 Photo-editing function 33 Offering with a blessing? 34 “Es tut ___ leid” (“I’m sorry,” in German) 37 Ottoman title 38 With 45-Down, pre-marriage name of a 1940s-’50s first lady 39 Banned compound once used to control malaria 40 Part of a typical business search result on Google 42 Prized, perhaps 44 “Fare thee well” 46 No longer feeling 48 Really feeling 49 Defeat soundly 51 D.C. group 53 You may wake up with one in your back 55 Urchin, perhaps 57 Cart (around) 59 Kind of guide at a museum 60 Magazine position 62 Win big, with “up” 63 Hot wheels? 64 “My Inventions” autobiographer 65 Pocket-size medical tools

DOWN

1 Dropped, as in the rankings 2 County in Wyoming, Montana or Idaho 3 River for which a European capital is named 4 Representative 5 Game with a 112card deck 6 Burns, e.g. 7 Portmanteau unit of computing information 8 “Sky father” of Greek myth 9 Book agent? 10 Mission Santa _ _ _ (National Historic Landmark in California) 11 Encourage 12 Where Songkran is a national New Year’s holiday 13 Beat to the finish 14 Question at a press conference, maybe 23 Place to drive, if you’re so inclined? 25 Like much of Maine 28 Like ancient Roman senators 30 Get equipped 32 Insect with a delicate nest 34 Tricky thing to pull off? 35 Absolutism 36 Colorful blooms along the coast 41 Withdrawn, in a way 43 Tearing up, perhaps 45 See 38-Across 47 Stain 50 Dog that’s a cross of two French named breeds 52 Source of some fur 54 Hawaii’s _ _ _ Coast 56 Cut down 58 Isn’t right 61 _ _ _ Fratelli (tomato sauce brand)