The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Michelangelo’s only signed work 6 411

10 Like dewy grass 14 Did diddly squat 15 The “you” in the classic song lyric “I’m crossin’ you in style some day” 17 Caravan member, perhaps

18 Stick with it 19 In-flight call? 21 Risky

22 “My b!” 23 Cosmetics giant 25 Cat, in Catalonia 28 “That’s ridonculous” 33 Cry in a famous balcony scene 35 ___ Eshkol, third prime minister of Israel 36 Browbeat 37 Aster relative 38 Waste receptacle 39 Timely 41 Blood-typing system 42 Release

44 Hair nets 45 “Someone’s going to pay for this!” 48 Warn with a horn 49 Caro who directed 2020’s “Mulan”

50 Some remote inserts

52 City near the Temple of Isis 55 Lucy van Pelt’s frequent outburst to Charlie Brown … or how to fill some squares in this puzzle? 60 One making a scene 62 Woodwind section 63 “The highest result of education,” per Helen Keller 64 Oscar winner Berry

65 Picks 66 Without a leader? 67 Take from one medium to another

DOWN

1 Fool 2 Exchanged promises 3 Love to Hug ___ (plush doll) 4 Spots for spots? 5 Supplement 6 Pucklike 7 December number 8 Left behind 9 Slip-___ 10 Summer Olympics event

11 With, in France

12 “___ Christianity” (C. S. Lewis book) 13 Quarry 16 Guacamole ingredient 20 Lhasa ___ 24 Nickname composed only of Roman numerals 25 Moved up the corporate ladder, say

26 Many subjects of Scheherazade stories

27 Thus far

29 Bush appointee of 2006 30 Marilyn ___, singer with the 5th Dimension 31 “Oh, is that so?” 32 Embark on the Oregon Trail, say 34 Drawing pencil?

38 Indian rice dish 40 “That’s better than I expected!” 43 Leader in the civil rights movement, in brief

44 Hunk

46 Since fore-e-ever 47 Praised 51 Pacific greeting 52 For

53 “Cut that out!” 54 Frazier in the Basketball Hall of Fame 56 Historically 57 Pop choice 58 Plantlike growth held up by gasfilled bladders 59 Piece of equipment for a telemarketer 61 Top gear