The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 South Asian, informally 5 “Imperial gem” mined

as early as 6000 B.C. 9 Supplier of iron car

rots in old cartoons 13 Islamic scholar 14 Make some cuts,

perhaps

15 Tender feelings 16 Mood setters for a

romantic dinner 18 Samples

19 What may be traded

for tat

20 Comic actress Kristen 21 “My Friend ___” (classic of children’s literature)

22 Captain Marvel, for one 24 Actor Cooper

26 Duck color

27 Ancient dweller of Central Asia and Eastern Europe

28 Some hesitations 29 There are 30 on an

icosahedron

31 Bounds 34 Photosynthetic process “inflating” 16-, 24-, 46- and 56-Across 37 Author of “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” 2001

38 One of two in 2/22/22 41 Things “said” in doc

tors’ offices

44 Texter’s “hold on a

sec” 45 Repellent

46 Torn and ragged cloth

ing

50 Feminine name that anagrams to another feminine name

51 Is behind

52 “___ one teach one”

(rhyming proverb) 54 Prez who founded the

March of Dimes

55 His first initial stands

for “Ieoh”

56 Quarter- pound things

at Mcdonald’s

58 The Ark of the Cove

nant, e.g.

59 Fake coin

60 “Popular Fallacies”

writer, 1826

61 Adam’s apple locale 62 Sprites, but not Pepsis

63 Controvert

DOWN

1 Call the shots 2 Corresponded with, in

a way

3 World capital on the so- called Pacific Ring of Fire

4 “You didn’t ask, but

…” to a texter 5 Force-ful character 6 Wing it

7 Soccer star Maradona 8 Mars rovers, in brief? 9 Like burning plastic 10 Early chewing gum

ingredient

11 More submissive 12 60-Across output or

18-Across synonym 15 Where Aquaman

reigns as king

17 Biting remarks? 21 Carnivorous : meat ::

carpophagous : __ 23 Echo speaker

25 Often- uttered lead- in

to “That’s gotta hurt!” 30 Like Canada’s maple

leaf

31 Leave alone

32 ___ moment 33 Unravel

35 Street food favorites

topped with tzatziki 36 It may be applied to a

single digit

39 Sit after everyone else

scooches over

40 Grist for the rumor

mill

41 It may get worn out 42 In a position to sue,

say

43 Readers may flip over

it

47 Movie-themed Happy

Meal, e.g.

48 Sphere

49 Took notice, in a way 50 Comedian Margaret

53 Peons, metaphorically 56 Letter resembling Indiana University’s logo

57 ___-Ed (animated talks

for kids)