The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0314

Across

1 What butchers

trim away 4 Woman: Fr. 9 Leaves at the

library? 14 “Telephone Line” band, to fans 15 Letter-shaped train track beam

16 ___ 16

17 Nada

18 Rapper Minaj 19 Intense

suffering 20 Process of picking winners in 51-Across 23 Communication service launched in 2004 25 Children’s TV character with a falsetto voice 26 Chimed27 Down in the dumps 30 Enjoying a candlelit meal, say

34 Word after “jai” in a sport’s name

35 Things to

believe in

37 “Candyman” director DaCosta 38 What lower-seeded 51-Across participants hope to become 41 Swiatek who won the 2022 U.S. and French Opens 42 How a wellplotted story wraps up 43 P.D. alerts 44 Guarantee 46 Nincompoop 47 Tick off

48 Type size 50 Fury

51 Annual college basketball tourney, rounds of which can be found in the circled squares at their appropriate numbers 56 Canon

competitor 57 Fabric

fold

58 Wood used in

cabinetry 61 Flavoring in the German Christmas

cookie springerle 62 Leader in a 1917 revolution 63 Who’s solving

this puzzle 64 Ebb and neap,

for two 65 Additional 66 Something that has to be broken before it can be used

Down

1 Hat with a

tassel

2 “He died the most beloved person on the planet,” per Ken Burns 3 Head honchos 4 ___ 4 5 Guitarist

Clapton 6 Truck brand with a bulldog in its logo

7 Podcaster’s

purchase

8 ___ 8 9 Composer of a

sacred song 10 “Oh, yer joshin’

me”

11 Park ranger’s

subj.

12 Start of a counting-out rhyme 13 Messy place 21 Like hard-liners 22 “Good” times? 23 Name on the mansion of New York City’s mayor

24 Speak ill of 27 Sound from an

owl

28 2,808 square feet, for a tennis court 29 Greek letter used for a 2021 Covid variant 31 “Never gonna

happen!”

32 Light-footed or

quick-witted 33 Funny joke, in

slang 36 Building

annexes 39 Adds vitamins and minerals to 40 Merits 45 Revolted 49 More than

enough

50 Giant in health

insurance 51 Bite-size,

say

52 Like biting wit 53 Actress Borstein of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” 54 Fender flaw 55 Depilatory

brand

56 One who

snitches 59 Captain’s

journal

60 Hot cocoa

holder