The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Sandwich originally named the Aristocrat
7 Trans-Siberian Railway hub
11 Symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt
14 “This has gotta be a trick, but …
16 Tom and Jerry, e.g.
17 Heavily populated urban complex
18 Sign
19 What many have received in history, for short
20 Staging and design, to a dramaturge
22 Director Anderson
23 City that’s been home to four N.F.L. franchises
24 Gaudy and cheap
28 Bit of time
29 Liberal
31 Rap, per oldschool rappers
35 Mistifies?
36 Candies shaped like truncated cones
38 What the French call “poor man’s asparagus”
39 Blow away
41 Relax
43 Nick, say
45 Water-softening compound
46 Something you can count on?
50 Certain frontline workers: Abbr.
51 Just beyond the visible spectrum
54 Night ___
57 Output from a bass
58 Manhattan strip synonymous with the golden age of American songwriting
60 As
61 Relief from a leaf
62 Stir in
63 Lean
64 Score at the half?
DOWN
1 Fail spectacularly
2 ___ effect, bias toward products that consumers assemble themselves
3 Comic’s repertoire
4 Grammy winner for 2001’s “Lady Marmalade”
5 What’s the trouble?
6 Shut up
7 Wind up on the pitch?
8 Flier’s accumulation
9 Tours abroad, say
10 Journalist Ronald whose book “The Bureau” identified Deep Throat as W. Mark Felt
11 “Fare thee well!”
12 Like Morocco and the Maldives, religiously
13 Reminds, in a way
15 Groovy things you can groove to?
21 Parts of ears from the Latin for “snail”
22 More charming
24 Play it ___
25 Victor in France, once
26 Places to bear witness?
27 Holiday times 29 Partner “4 lyfe”
30 Mississippi’s ”¨De ___ National Forest
32 Consensus from a bloc
33 It breathes well
34 Squeeze (out)
37 Cast down
40 It’s a rap
42 Served raw
44 Just hate
46 Head-to-toe garment
47 Audibly
48 Position
49 Sheer fabric
52 Angled piece
53 Flat facility
54 2018 Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk
55 Sort (through)
56 Lovett of country music
59 Switzerland’s ___ Léman