The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0902
Across
1 Subject of some family planning
10 Modern-day locale of the ancient Achaemenid Empire
14 They may get all tied up
16 2003 searchand-rescue target
17 What pings may indicate
18 High, in Paris
19 Possessive noun?
20 Breathing apparatus
21 “Anything ___?”
22 Reckless
24 Set up
26 Trespasses
29 On
32 ___ Max, pop singer with the 2018 hit “Sweet But Psycho”
33 Romance
34 Clutch, e.g.
35 Landing spot for a bee
38 When a procrastinator gets to work
41 Libreville is its capital
42 Gave a ticket
43 Fester
44 That there, quaintly
45 Hilson with the 2010 hit “Pretty Girl Rock”
46 Sparklers
47 Wound
50 Samberg of “Brooklyn NineNine”
52 Declaration at the end of an exam
53 When Hamilton meets Burr, in “Hamilton”
56 Site of the Jordan Gate Towers
60 Tim of “Sister, Sister”
61 What one might say before conforming
63 Grp. defending trans rights
64 Sang
65 “Not a ___!”
66 Some bronze applications
Down
1 Danish shoe brand
2 Side dish with pastrami
3 Not sure which way to go
4 Butterfly-attracting perennials
5 Earth
6 Nwodim of “S.N.L.”
7 Reel with hilarity?
8 Prefix with sexual
9 When said three times, expression of mock surprise
10 Blissed out
11 Response to a juvenile joke, perhaps
12 Delight
13 “Point taken”
15 Identity
23 Bob Odenkirk’s role on “Breaking Bad”
25 Fast-moving
26 Expo freebies
27 Tiny bit
28 “Far from it!”
30 Davis of “Do the Right Thing”
31 Expert in animal control
34 Pasta for a pesto
36 Tiny bit 37 Court calls
39 Got together
40 Lo ___
46 One who’s probably going to work out
47 Buckle holder
48 Actress Emma Roberts, to Julia Roberts
49 When a duel may be scheduled
51 Ocean of “Ocean’s Eleven”
54 Chuck alternative
55 Fill-in
57 Cultural attraction in midtown N.Y.C.
58 “So right!”
59 “Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van ___
62 Chemist Noddack who co-discovered rhenium