The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Longtime cosmetics brand
5 Dematerialize
14 De segunda ___ (secondhand: Sp.)
15 Surest shot
16 Things stuck with toothpicks
17 “Don’t rush!”
18 Like the more interesting twin, some would say
19 Power ___
20 Allied (with)
21 Many a Tumblr share
23 Lead- in to -logical
25 Articulated
26 It might come with a spoon straw
28 Attractively bold selfassurance, casually
32 ___ Bryant, 20th- century singer/civil rights activist
34 Do most of the work for, as a team
36 Long ___
37 Not exactly a priority
40 ___- pitch
41 Island that’s part of Maui County
42 Word with rock or hard
43 Set of eight for most spiders
45 Bring (out)
46 Soul seller
47 Pants: Ger.
49 Program
52 Courts of sorts
55 “Future Nostalgia” singer Dua ___
58 Sum preceder
59 Acknowledgment that another person is at least partly right
61 “Twilight,” for one
62 March participants, maybe
63 Thick noodle
64 “Not literally”
65 Cross products
DOWN
1 Ale category
2 Key for a trumpet
3 Stretching to see just a teensy bit better, perhaps
4 Pretty darn good
5 Winter homes, for some
6 Clear indication?
7 Basics to build with 8 The musical “Come From Away” has one
9 What a rebellious teenager may be going through
10 Spots for grills
11 “The Walking Dead” role
12 Height
13 Oregon college whose mascot is a griffin
15 Undercard listing
22 Symbol of strength
24 Garden variety? 26 “Tell me about it!”
27 Ingredient in some mole
29 Exchange words
30 Let develop, in a way
31 Sensational, as certain details
32 Filipino national hero ___ Rizal
33 Singular
35 Eliciting an “Ick!”
38 They may emit as many as 200 beeps per second
39 Elevates
44 Indigenous religion of Japan
48 Music/comedy duo
Garfunkel and ___
49 ___ doute (definitely: Fr.)
50 Encourage, maybe too much
51 Sounds that might accompany foot- dragging
52 Short courses?
53 Spanish wine region
named for an animal
54 Laughfest
56 Store with a three- syllable name in four letters
57 Gym membership, maybe
60 Shortening in a recipe