N.Y.TimesCrosswordPuzzle
Across
1 Salted part of a
margarita glass 4 Wolf (down) 9 Clamp on a stringed instrument 13 Be in the red 14 Sorry sort 15 Said aloud 16 Droop 17 With 55-Across, modern principle of start-ups 19 Holding account for a down payment, say 21 Tolkien tree
creature 22 ___ Thermopolis, Anne Hathaway’s role in “The Princess Diaries” 23 Host’s farewell
phrase 27 Multitasker’s
browserful 28 Helpful
connections 29 ___ the Riveter,
W.W. II icon 30 Brouhaha 31 Shoe part that may develop holes 33 Reddit Q&A
session 34 TV political drama known for its “walk and talks” 38 Epitome of
slipperiness 39 Typical high
schooler 40 Female sheep 43 Faith of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib 46 Go on the ___
(flee) 47 Pantyhose
annoyance 48 “Never would have guessed it!” 52 Grabbed a chair 53 Openly gay 54 Make
harmonious 55 See 17-Across … or a hint to 23-, 34- and 48-Across 59 Glum 60 “If it ___ broke,
don’t fix it” 61 “Normal People”
author Sally 62 Impetus behind
bragging 63 Mediterranean
fruit 64 British bottoms 65 Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt
Down
1 ___ Stone (British Museum attraction) 2 “They got me!” 3 “The Princess
Diaries” author 4 Puts in the
overhead bin, say 5 Thanksgiving mo. 6 Chemical ending 7 Directs, as to a
specialist 8 Swiss currency 9 Cause for an extra charge at a hotel 10 One of the Three
Musketeers 11 Italian pressed
sandwich 12 “Ripe” time of
one’s life 14 All over the place 18 Enter with
hostility 20 E.R. staffers 24 Tend to, as taxes
or fingernails 25 What a budget
motel might have 26 Complain 31 “Looks fine to
me” 32 Bird in Tootsie Pop commercials since 1970 33 Feeling of
astonishment 35 Warmth 36 Mall Santa, e.g. 37 Brainiacs 41 “Should we
bounce?” 42 Goaded 43 “Oh, not good at
all” 44 “The way,” in
Arabic 45 Like variables that are not directly observed 46 Lex of
“Superman” 47 Concorde, e.g.,
in brief 49 Kama ___ 50 Shows explosive
anger 51 ___-bitsy 56 Supped 57 iPhone platform 58 Opposite of SSW