NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Goes a-courting 5 Buddies 9 Off-the-cuff remark 14 Em, to Dorothy, in “The Wizard of Oz” 15 Openly acknowledge 16 Garlicflavored mayonnaise 17 “In ___ of flowers …” 18 Greets from across the way, say 20 Lollygags 22 That is to say, in Latin 23 Casually browse online 26 Word before taught or effacing 30 “Tiny” Dickens boy

31 Drop of golden sun

32 Skin care product 33 Extremes of the earth 35 Time of lament 36 Spends moolah 39 Little VW 40 Displays of huffiness 41 Fruit-filled pastries 42 Illusionist Geller 43 Modern term of endearment 46 ___ ID 47 Demonstrates some sleight of hand

51 Should arrive any minute now

53 Ice cream serving 54 Property along the ocean … or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across 59 Dance at Jewish weddings 60 Hanukkah potato treat 61 Again 62 Shooting star, some might think 63 Lock of hair 64 ___ lily 65 Greek peak in Thessaly

DOWN

1 Financial ctr. in Manhattan

2 “Most definitely, monsieur!” 3 Feature of a Las Vegas “bandit” 4 Things, collectively 5 Dog’s foot 6 Director DuVernay of “Selma” 7 The ___ Spoonful (1960s pop group) 8 Stockholm native 9 Companion of “oohs” 10 Low-calorie drinks 11 Ha-ha, online 12 Sick

13 Info in a Who’s Who listing 19 Cry between “Ready” and “Go!”

21 Leisurely walks 24 Actress Berry 25 Centers of hurricanes 27 Extremities 28 Jacob’s first wife, in the Bible 29 Cook in oil 32 Elements of a strategy 33 “Stupid” segments on old David Letterman shows 34 “We need help!” 35 Mixes with a spoon, say 36 Caspian and Caribbean 37 Reply in a roll call

38 E pluribus ___ 39 Airconditioning meas.

43 Needs for playing Quidditch 44 Is gaga over 45 Madrid’s land, to locals 47 File shareable on a PC or Mac 48 Psychic glows 49 Sierra ___ (African country) 50 Sound preceding “Gesundheit!” 52 The Beatles’ “___ Leaving Home” 54 Sandwich inits.

55 Put a ring on it! 56 Gobbled up 57 Less than zero: Abbr. 58 What it takes to tango