The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Semiliquid stuff

5 South Asian

9 Darling

14 Prefix with

science

15 The ugly

duckling’s mother

16 Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture

17 Chili ingredients

19 Pass

20 Drink with foam

21 Only country with a nonrectangular flag

23 Greek letter used to represent magnetic flux

24 Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum

26 Three wise men

28 Part of a newborn’s schedule

29 Affirmative vote

31 Giving a hand?

32 A lot

34 “A Man Called ___” (Tom Hanks film)

35 Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the misunderstandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across?

39 Laptop brand 41 “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”

42 Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra

46 “The Marvelous

_ _ _ Maisel”

47 Health legislation

of 2010, in brief

50 Note after la

52 Discolor from age

54 “Groovy!”

55 Snoops around

57 Indian tonal drum

58 Battery terminal

60 Predatory

freshwater fish

62 Parking spot at a

bar?

63 Hydrox

competitor

64 Combo meal

choice

65 Carvings named for the first man in Maori mythology

66 Beginning

67 GPS’S guesses

DOWN

1 Frightening Halloween costume

2 Pro golfer Mark

3 How detectives might start their investigation

4 Ice cream units

5 “Spring forward”

hrs.

Edited by Will Shortz No. 1214

6 Brother of Logan Roy on “Succession”

7 Setting of “The

Crucible”

8 Stamping need

9 Aviator Earhart

10 Grandma, to Brits

11 The lead in

pencils, actually

12 Charm

13 First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century

18 “Bye!”

22 Dating app info

25 Scorch the

surface of

27 Features of

spoiled milk

30 Ending with

Power

32 Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villain

33 A call for help

35 Collection of

senior moments?

36 _ _ _ de plume

37 Notable lamb

owner

38 Knocks over

39 “Don’t wait!,” in

ads

40 Wine from

Tuscany

43 Urges to action

44 Necessity for some Venetian transport

45 Yoga position on one’s head and hands

47 Even though

48 Rum cocktail

49 Comes to

51 Actress Knightley

53 Memory glitch

56 Twist

59 “___ want to

know?”

61 Long, long time