The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Fusses in front of the mirror, say

Crudely

mimicked Show hosts,

for short 14 Like outdoor photos taken from above 15 Peacekeeping

grp. since 1949 16 Tuna type in sushi restaurants 17 Opponent who helps train a boxer

20 Tribal family

tree? 21 Operatic

solos

22 Broke a fast 23 Parsley, sage,

rosemary or thyme 25 Spotify or

TikTok

26 ___ Bell (fastfood chain) 29 “Precisely!” 31 Female sheep 33 Coastal vista 37 Gastrophile 39 Most difficult challenge for many a student driver 41 Related to

stars

42 White dogs, or bluish-gray

cats

43 Airport code for Australia’s largest city 44 End of a soldier’s email address 46 YouTube

button 47 Lively energy 49 California valley known for its vineyards

Belly up to

the ___ Narrative

transition

Lead singer for

Culture Club 7 11 51 54 56 60 Place in an auto dealership to pick up wiper blades or spark plugs

62 Take advantage

of

63 Quentin Tarantino’s “___ Fiction” More

ludicrous Paintball

filler

Prone to

prying

Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what’s found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across 64 65 66 67

DOWN

1 Farfalle, fettuccine or fusilli 2 Transplant, as

a flower 3 Boiling mad 4 Bog down 5 Dish with chicken, veal or eggplant, familiarly 6 Inadvertent

error

7 What a

protractor measures 8 Like onion or

garlic skin 9 Letter after

zeta

10 “___ the

Explorer” 11 Combo offerings at nail salons 12 Cabernet or merlot sold in

a box, say 13 Titles for

knights 18 What goners

have 19 Lead-in to “lala”

24 Happen to 26 Bygone

Russian ruler 27 Happy as ___

By Byron Walden

28 Dial a radio

show, say 30 “Ish”

32 Brain tests, in

brief 33 Health

resorts

34 “So simple!” 35 Credential for a painter or sculptor 36 Stately shade

tree 38 “___-doke!” 40 Tropical fruit with highly nutritious seeds 45 Things stuck on file

folders

48 “To ___ it

mildly ...” 50 Red flower of wartime remembrance 51 Actor Spiner of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 52 Vice

president who resigned in

1973 53 Having a throwback style

54 Tater 55 Channel showing game highlights 57 Hold firmly 58 Sicilian

stratovolcano 59 “The Wire” character portrayed by Michael K. Williams 61 Couple of

musicians