NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
No. 1022
ACROSS
1 World capital whose name means “new flower”
11 Some sleepless
nights
15 Areas impacted by
global recessions? 16 Place for some
outlets
17 “So you’re in?” 18 It might be enhanced with puppy dog eyes 19 Traffic controllers,
in brief?
20 Sink hole
21 Blows away 22 Connected via
Bluetooth, say 24 “Well, OK, sure” 25 Accessory in many
a baby carriage 26 Spice up 28 Facilities
30 Satyajit Ray’s “The
___ Trilogy” 31 Ring
35 Intimates
37 Where one might look for a good club
39 Not supporting 40 “___ ... Sasha Fierce” (2008 #1 album)
42 Basic assessment 43 Grape variety authorized for Bordeaux
46 “Give it a ___!” 47 Parlays, e.g.
50 Duo who have to give up their foosball table spot 52 It’s slightly larger than all of New England combined 53 Quite a view 54 Crossbreed 57 Tourney stage 58 Santa’s is H0H
0H0, in Canada 60 Hype
61 “We’re
doomed!” 62 Vikram ___, author of “A Suitable Boy”
63 They’re about to
say “I do”
DOWN
1 Something a per- son typically drops on purpose
2 One shot, perhaps 3 One of several in a
trend, statistically 4 “Kind of” suffix 5 Mobile relatives 6 Place of worship 7 Diagonals, in
sewing
8 “What do you
think?”
9 “I’ve ___ a Woman” (Sonia Sanchez poetry collection) 10 Behind
11 One who can finally stop postponing that long R.V. trip, maybe 12 Treasure
13 WNBA star ___
Delle Donne
14 Part of 1/2 21 “Desus & Mero”
airer, for short 23 Peak figure
24 Take badly?
25 Slay
27 Modern installation 28 Fourth letter of the
Arabic alphabet 29 Shadows
32 Knight shift, e.g. 33 Person you might
bring a gift for 34 Decide
36 Amount owed 38 “That a fact?” 41 McCarthy of “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
44 Queer identity for one who feels little to no romantic attraction, informally 45 Someone to split
the bill with 47 Puffs
48 “Easy on Me” singer, 2021 49 Reach
51 Stop turning, as an engine 53 Democracy imperative
55 Like many bar patrons, informally 56 Gen ___ (demographic group, in brief) 58 Fix
59 Bully ... but not a bull