The New York Times Crossword

No. 0209

ACROSS

1 With 6-Across, underwater creature that’s not actually a 6-Across

6 See 1-Across

10 “Let’s go!”

14 MacDonald’s jingle?

15 ___-1 (“Ghostbusters” vehicle)

16 Comb home

17 Part of a palm

18 Reddish-purple side dish

20 Uncle of 1960s TV

22 Security ___

23 With 25-Across, underwater creature that’s not actually a 25-Across

25 See 23-Across

28 Kazakhstan’s ___ Sea

31 Conformists, metaphorically

32 Mythical ship that sailed to

Colchis

33 Burglarize

34 Lieu

35 Gas brand with a triangular logo

36 With 38-Across, underwater creature that’s not actually a 38-Across (nor a 36-Across, for that matter)

38 See 36-Across

39 Classical performance hall

40 High-ranking Turkish officer

43 ___ Jemison, first Black

woman in space

44 Actress Diana of “The Avengers”

45 Arouse, as interest

46 Remain to be seen

47 With 48-Across, underwater creature that’s certainly not a 48-Across

48 See 47-Across

50 Capital that ends with its state’s first two letters

52 Yankees’ div.

56 They’re chucked in a chuck and bored in a board

59 Have a soak

60 Juno’s husband

61 Rings at a luau

62 The Ivy League schools, e.g.

63 Gets the picture

64 With 65-Across, underwater creature that actually is a 65-Across despite a common misconception

65 See 64-Across

DOWN

1 Actor Goldblum of “The Fly”

2 Cork’s land

3 Proud, loyal types, it’s said

4 Window frame part

5 Sing in a high range?

6 It changes length every four years: Abbr.

7 It’s often made hot and served cold

8 Had the wheel

9 Insight from an insider

10 Latte option

11 Beer o’clock, in commercials

12 Egg cells

13 Leftorium owner on “The

Simpsons” 19 Kind of fly

21 Pauses from playing

24 That, in Italian

26 Doctor ___ (Sonic the Hedgehog villain)

27 cc’d, with “in”

28 Equips for battle

29 One who sets the stage

30 Rare blood type

32 Word before drop or ball

34 Virtual city dweller

35 “___-ching!”

37 Barge tower

38 Biblical queendom

40 More difficult to please

41 Like the five animals in this puzzle’s theme

42 45, for each row and column in a sudoku grid

45 Southwest settlement

46 “You said it!”

48 Sgt.’s inferior

49 Place to find a crook

51 Corrida cheers

53 Lead-in to girl

54 Author Silverstein

55 French “noodle”

56 45 spinners

57 Preschool group?

58 Org. for retirees