NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 Humorous nickname for a raccoon
11 Work
15 “Uh-oh, our parents will kill us!”
16 Actor Russell of “Escape From New York”
17 “You interrupted
me …”
18 ___ Voyage, long-running London-based holographic concert
19 Just about here 20 Out in public? 22 Ice, in some
product names 23 Support staff 25 Difficult position,
maybe 26 Business in which one is paid to establish relationships 30 Big trap 31 Common cold
reaction?
32 ___ Tomé 33 Evening in Amalfi 34 Rice dishes traditionally made with saffron
38 “The virtue of the lukewarm,” per Sartre
40 Second 41 Exaggerated
workload
43 Block from working, with “up”
44 Backdrop for the 2019 film “1917”: Abbr.
45 One specializing
in 26-Across 49 Useful chain for
dog owners 51 Stimulate 52 Bound
54 One who’s loyal
to a fault
57 Jared who played Morbius in 2022’s “Morbius”
58 Cry accompanying “Whoopee!” 59 Festive Islamic
greeting 62 Metamorphosing
little creature 63 Counter offer? 64 Some food drive
donations 65 Superfan’s
purchase
Down
1 Target Field team
2 “Whoa! ... say what?!”
3 Catalonia neighbor
4 Gathering, informally
5 24-hr. retail
channel
6 Poker prize
7 Guac and queso, at some restaurants
8 Virtual game described as a cross between Tamagotchi and Pokémon
9 2022 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, for one
10 Port city that’s an anagram of 9-Down 11 Permissions 12 Skittles and darts,
e.g.
13 Some murals 14 Back order?
21 Bit of slow
motion, in a way 23 Shortcut key 24 Fill with gas 27 Cut out for it 28 Terse admission 29 What might accompany a headlock
33 One past a
quarter
34 Track around a
park, maybe 35 “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn” artist
36 Condense, as text
37 II or III, perhaps
39 What might bring the heat
42 “Or, here’s a
thought …”
45 Infant’s interjection
46 Some party planning inspirations
47 Southern
Tibetan people
48 Aggregates
50 Things that are beside the point?
53 Some Facebook pings
55 Play checkers, informally
56 Requiring immediate attention
57 Magical item
held by Aladdin
60 Private support grp.?
61 Keep out