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