THE NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Piles

15 Tablet purchases 19 Setting for Banff National Park 21 Dealer’s enemy 22 Disney film with more than a million hand-drawn bubbles 24 Rap’s RUND.M.C., e.g. 25 Ostrich or kangaroo

26 Amtrak service 27 Emulate Ella Fitzgerald

29 Boxer Wolfe who played Artemis in ‘‘Wonder Woman’’ 30 ‘‘Yes, indeed’’ 31 Get-together 33 Rush

35 Clear spirit 36 Seasonal fast-food sandwiches that aren’t halal

37 ‘‘Star Trek’’ virtual-reality chambers 38 San ____ (European enclave) 39 [stern glare] 40 Italian wine region 41 Certain developer’s job

42 Seriously unpleasant

43 Or greater

44 Fall flavoring 45 Some movie-theater concession areas 50 Shattered 51 Eateries serving small plates

52 Spoils

53 Up

54 Command center 55 Multiday event, for short

56 2017 CVS Health acquisition

57 Profess

58 Tough bass part? 60 Really grooves with something 61 Quaint locale of first-aid supplies 63 Valorous 64 Bhikkhunis : Buddhist monastery :: ____ : convent

65 The C of C major, e.g.

66 Word with zone or boots

67 Actor Idris 68 Error message? 69 Was completely exhausted

70 Hiking aids 72 Employees who work a lot

73 Bit of reading near a cashier, in brief 76 Grasps at straws? 77 Not at all

78 Big name in pasta sauces

79 N.B.A. coach ____ Unseld Jr.

80 Badly hurt 81 ‘‘Capisce?’’

82 Rail in a dance studio

83 Images on some Australian silver coins

85 V.I.P. access points

89 Mythos 90 Nutritional plan involving controlled removal of foods 91 Predator frequently appearing in Calvin’s daydreams in ‘‘Calvin and Hobbes’’ 92 Special delivery?

DOWN

1 Put on pretensions 2 Island home to Faa’a International Airport

3 It’s located in the middle of an alley 4 Drones, e.g. 5 Terse confession 6 Op. ____ 7 Bad person to confess bad things to 8 Twisting together 9 Puerto Rico’s ____ Telescope, formerly the world’s largest single-aperture telescope

10 Impersonate at a Halloween party 11 Immune system component 12 Vegetable in bhindi masala

13 Lens holder

14 Fine crystals used in food preparation 15 Symbol of industry 16 Make a flying jump onto a slope 17 They get left in the dust

18 Treat on a tea trolley tray

20 ‘‘____ Mode’’ (2018 No. 1 hit for Travis Scott)

23 Labyrinth builder of myth

28 Tarot card said to ‘‘radiate’’ positivity 31 Foretold the future

32 Certain gasket 33 Deterrent to a pickpocket

34 Behaves like a fool, informally 36 Drama linked to the resurgence of the name ‘‘Betty’’ for baby girls

37 Remains tightly secured

38 Acquired family member

39 Actress Meyer of ‘‘Beverly Hills 90210’’ 41 Tested the censor, say

42 Vendors of e-cigs 43 Cruise stop

44 Wet behind the ears 45 Important sales for growing businesses? 46 Argument 47 Totally wipes out 48 Like some very old characters

49 Pallet piece 50 Small drink of whiskey

51 Zap, in a way 54 Items at T.S.A. checkpoints

56 Boeing competitor 58 What the waving of a white flag can indicate

59 Business brass 60 Reduce in rank 62 Style pioneered by Picasso

63 Works at the cutting edge? 66 Hot, in Havana 67 Evidence of a crossword solver’s mistake, maybe 68 Dairy-free coffee additive

69 Butcher’s offering 70 Quiver

71 Ripply fabric pattern

72 Give a thumbsdown

73 Bespectacled ‘‘Pea- nuts’’ character 74 Gives a thumbsup

75 Talk-show slate 76 Harped (on) 77 Unfashionable 78 Time off, for short 81 Slightly spoiled, in a way 82 Label signing 84 ____-positive movement 86 Contest 87 Actress Mowry of ‘‘Sister, Sister’’ 88 Authority, metaphorically