The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 The works of many conductors 9 Written remembrance, for short 13 Advocate for a 61-Across, informally 14 ___ chip 16 Bump or spike 17 Bishop, e.g. 19 Canoodle 20 Home theater

installation 22 Arpad ___, creator of an eponymous chess rating system

23 Mill fodder 25 First syllable of a rhyming film genre 26 Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip 28 Feng shui

energy 30 Gluttonous

sort

32 More than

great 33 Challenge for some funny video compilations 36 "That's just

how it is!" 37 Refrain from going on road trips? 38 Shade akin to

peridot

39 ___ Lingus 40 The "dark" part of a Dark ‘n' Stormy 41 Takes in the

paper

43 Tune often in

2/4 time 45 Is not so important, comparatively speaking

49 Bar or bell

follower 50 Social media post labeled "Sponsored," e.g. 53 Shortening that omits "gram"

54 One side of the

Bering Sea 56 "Sign me up!" 58 Teed off 59 2019 #1 hit by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello 60 One may be stolen or planted 61 Member of an "international brotherhood"

DOWN

1 Task for a

conductor

2 ___ circle 3 Nina of fashion 4 Spiraled 5 French article 6 Things that may be traditional, for short 7 Covid-era

purchases 8 One who has ways of making you talk ...

9 Never again 10 "The Jungle Book" character 11 Cold, hard

stuff

12 What might turn you red on a green 15 Offshore

fixtures

By Julian Xiao

18 Luxury brand

... or a nonluxury option 21 Revolting sort 24 Herb with a creeping variety 27 Mediators and

honest brokers 29 Shortening that omits "gram" 31 Many an entrylevel position 33 Where you might run into some real characters? 34 They who shall

not be named 35 Simple bucket 36 Capital on the

Mediterranean 37 Greeting that contains another greeting backward 42 Benefits 44 Open call, in modeling lingo

46 OK

47 Thrill

48 Naval acronym 51 Pops

52 Food that contains another food item backward 55 "___ Vermont" (winter tourist slogan)

57 First syllable of a rhyming film genre

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