Crossword
BLACK PUZZLEMAKERS’ WEEK
Every daily crossword this week, Monday to Saturday, is made by an African-American contributor. Soleil Saint-Cyr is a high school senior in Moorestown, N.J. This is her New York Times debut. To read more about this puzzle, see nytimes.com/wordplay.
ACROSS
Entry in a 1 doctor’s calendar: Abbr. Thanksgiving 5 vegetable
100, gradewise 8 Rage 13
“Early in life, 14 I had learned that if you want something, you had better ___ some noise”: Malcolm X
Take care of 15 Journey 16
Jessica of 17 “Fantastic Four” Reeves of “The 18 Matrix”
One on the 19 front lines during a crisis
Do a new 22 production of, as a recording Alternative to 23 carpeting
“You bet!” 24 Became a 25 millionaire, say “It’s ___ of the 29 times”
Finish first in a 33 race
Factoryinspecting 34 org. Crown wearer 35 at a fall football game
Bullets and 39 such
Since, 40 informally
Turn topsyturvy 41
Tight embrace
42 Advanced deg. 44 for a writer or musician
Hair tamer 46
___ Trench 47 (deepest point on earth) Unmanned 52 Dept. of Defense aircraft Rob 56
Collective
57 & 58 consciousness … or a hint to the ends of
19-, 35- and 52-Across “Beats me!” 59 Qatari leader 60 Lake bordering 61 Cleveland
Kick up ___ (be 62 unruly)
Web portal with 63 a butterfly logo Bucks and does 64
DOWN
“… happily ever 1 ___”
Prize money 2 Light beam 3 splitter
Like a go-go-go 4 personality Certain
5 New Haven collegians “Allahu ___!” 6 (Muslim cry) Brunch, e.g. 7 Invite on a date 8 One’s equals 9 Faucet problem 10 ___ Reader 11 (magazine with the slogan “Cure ignorance”)
Like lemons 12
Dull photo 14 finish
“Bye Bye Bye” 20 boy band
Incorrect 21
___ and tonic 25 “Understood” 26 Fifth-mostcommon 27 family name in China
Round of 28 applause “Moby-Dick” 29 captain
A few 30
“___ Be” (2010 31 #1 hit by the Black Eyed Peas)
Raphael 32 Warnock and Jon Ossoff, for two
Rapper ___ 33 Khalifa
Circular 36 windows Popular gift 37 shop purchase Actor Dennis 38 Greetings 43
Singer Gaye 44 Cooking device 45 in a fast-food restaurant Injures 47
Ready for battle 48 Bête ___ 49
“Little Orphan 50 ___”
Passover 51 observance ___-certified 52 organic
Double ___ 53 Oreos
DoorDash list 54
Not us 55