The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 1023

Across

1 Handle difficult matters satisfactorily 5 Device connected to a router

10 Song syllables 14 Gemstone with

a “fire” variety 15 Election victor of 2008 and 2012

16 Spoken 17 Listing of disciplinary infractions [1950s to early 1980s] 20 Insect in a

colony 21 Actress/ comedian Rudolph 22 Where

Fairbanks is 23 “American ___” 25 Pigeon shelters 26 Tan adhesive [1970s to early 1990s] 30 End-of-class

sound

31 By oneself 32 Abbr. before a year on a business sign 36 Cousin of a

mouse

37 Parts of molecules

39 Be in the red 40 Cool and distant 43 Indigenous people of Canada 44 Prayer’s end 45 Fixed-term bank offering that pays well [1990s to 2000s] 48 Chaotic

spectacle 50 Way in or out 51 So-called “missing link” in our ancestry 52 “___ all work

out in the end” 54 Made in ___ 57 Recycling option that collects paper, plastics and metals together [2010s to present] 60 Works by Picasso, por ejemplo

61 Bad habits 62 Old Russian

leader

63 Sit for a portrait 64 Campfire

remains

65 Star in Lyra

Down

1 Club in a Barry Manilow hit, informally 2 Ready for

business 3 Having a liking

for

4 “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 5 Painting known for its enigmatic smile 6 Follow orders 7 Actor/comedian

Carvey

8 First responder,

for short

9 One of a pair of

shakers

10 Finds on a map 11 Stood

12 Certain songbirds … or escapades 13 Alan of “Marriage Story” 18 Wildly out of

control

19 Skip the elaborate wedding, say 24 Broadband connection inits.

26 Happy ___ (McDonald’s offering) 27 V-shaped

cut

28 “No guts, no

___”

29 Marisa of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” 30 Article under a

blouse

33 Star of the “Mission: Impossible” films 34 Amazed

35 ___ & Jerry’s 38 Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons 41 Texter’s astonishment, spelled cutesily 42 Last

44 Big fuss 46 Conventionhosting Swiss city 47 Showgirl

at the 1-Down 48 Vice president Agnew 49 Pennies 51 “Like …

NOW!” 52 Wool sweater annoyance 53 Genealogy

chart 55 Unforeseen

problem 56 Home of the

Taj Mahal 58 Bro’s

sibling 59 Network that aired “Jersey Shore”