NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Droops

5 Erica who wrote “Fear of Flying” 9 Most common street name in the U.S.

13 Amo, amas, ___ ... 14 State plainly 15 Large group of

people

16 The “e,” but not the

“B,” of eBay 19 Popular video hosting service that works like clockwork?

20 “Be my guest” 21 Put ___ fire 24 Bobby of the Boston

Bruins

25 Traveler’s proof of

entry

31 Parcel out

32 Peels, as an apple 33 It’s bandaged in a classic van Gogh self-portrait

35 With 37Across, perform perfunctorily ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 25-, 41- and 55-Across 36 Clearheaded

37 See 35-Across 38 Insta post

39 Like Santa’s little

helpers

40 Venue for a basketball or hockey game 41 “Madam President”

or “Your Honor” 44 Bird that has calf

muscles

45 Opposite of the

Russian “da” 46 Style of New York City’s Chrysler Building

50 Many October

babies

55 Test boundaries 58 High, like many a

Woodstock attendee 59 Body part covered

by a mullet

60 One side of a

storefront sign 61 Irritating sort

62 Not just yours or

mine

63 Message that might include an emoji or a GIF

DOWN

1 Mineral sprinkled on

icy roads

2 Mine, in Montréal 3 Stare stupidly 4 [Cancel previous edit] 5 Raise aggressively,

as prices

6 Eggs, scientifically 7 The Legend of Zelda

console, for short 8 One of the Brady

Bunch

9 Winged Godzilla nemesis of Japanese film 10 Spanish paintings

and such 11 Brainstorming product 12 Self-description for a D&D enthusiast, maybe

15 Trick-taking game

named for a card suit 17 Chicken’s perch 18 Not as tight

22 Fill fuller, as a glass

or a gas tank 23 “The ___ Nights,” collection of stories that includes Aladdin and Ali Baba 25 One of a braid-y

bunch? 26 Wonderland girl 27 Note between fa

and la

28 In fashion

29 Parcels (out)

30 “It ___ me to say

this ...”

31 What a guitar cable

might plug into 34 Microscopic

messenger 36 Exhibit poor posture 37 Wrath

39 ___ Till, namesake of a landmark hatecrime law of 2022 40 Bandleader Shaw 42 Spicy cinnamon

candy

43 Digs deep (into) 46 Each

47 Old Norse character 48 Rx amts.

49 Wine: Prefix

51 Dab, as spilled ink 52 Only weapon in Clue that isn’t metallic

53 High point

54 Outbox folder 56 ___ de parfum 57 “All Things Considered” broadcaster