N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 “Yep, you’re right” 8 Set opening? 11 Boxer, e.g., for short 14 Appealing in appearance 15 Poetic preposition 16 Stage legend Hagen 17 “It’s my under- standing that …” 18 Worker who may skim off the top? 20 Passing remark? 21 Zulu, e.g. 23 Dense 24 Interoffice email abbr. 26 Decide (to) 28 Colorado tributary 29 Large numbers 31 Sum for keeping mum 33 Lassoed 34, 36 & 40 Organization whose name hints at some missing letters in this puzzle 35 Site for a famed garden 37 Think (over) 41 Diner option 42 Literature Nobelist between Hermann Hesse and T. S. Eliot 45 1950s sex symbol 46 Actress Singer 47 I 48 Banana ___ 49 Political commentator Molly 51 Eats (at) 53 Boxer’s achievement, for short 56 India’s national anthem was originally written in it 58 Walgreens competitor 60 Variety 61 See the humor in 62 Totally far-fetched 63 Draft letters 64 Unspecified amount 65 Mom and dad, slangily

Down

1 King’s little cousin 2 Piratefighting org. 3 Bearded 4 Non-P.C. add-on? 5 Questions 6 Abdullah I made it a capital city 7 ___ idol 8 Short-term retail location, nowadays 9 Chocolaty goodie 10 Round numbers? 11 “Juno and the Paycock” setting 12 French star 13 Cry for help, or a time for celebration 19 Apple’s apple and others 22 Mentioned 25 Former Alaska politico Stevens 27 Cleveland’s bills, for short 29 Staff 30 Expose, in verse 31 “Hallelujah!” 32 Star of the short-lived reality show “I Pity the Fool” 34 Strains with sadness 36 Blue state? 37 Jacket flap 38 Sweets alternative 39 Terminal listing, in brief 40 Come with 41 Cupped apparel 42 Stand outs? 43 Much of a literature class’s studies 44 What you might meet someone for 45 Closest friend, informally 48 Result of a perfect shot 50 TV host who inspired Neil deGrasse Tyson 52 “How now!” follower in “Hamlet” 54 Variety 55 Wordsmiths’ paeans 57 Longtime leader in late-night 59 Musician Brian