The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 World capital whose name
means “new flower”
11 Some sleepless nights 15 Areas impacted by global
recessions?
16 Place for some outlets
17 “So you’re in?”
18 It might be enhanced with
puppy dog eyes
19 Traffic controllers, in brief? 20 Sink hole
21 Blows away
22 Connected via Bluetooth, say 24 “Well, OK, sure”
25 Accessory in many a baby
carriage
26 Spice up
28 Facilities
30 Satyajit Ray’s
“The ___ Trilogy”
31 Ring
35 Intimates
37 Where one might look for a
good club
39 Not supporting
40 “___ … Sasha Fierce” (2008
#1 album)
42 Basic assessment
43 Grape variety authorized for
Bordeaux
46 “Give it a ___!”
47 Parlays, e.g.
50 Duo who have to give up their
foosball table spot
52 It’s slightly larger than all of
New England combined 53 Quite a view
54 Crossbreed
57 Tourney stage
58 Santa’s is H0H 0H0, in
Canada 60 Hype
61 “We’re doomed!” 62 Vikram ___, author of “A
Suitable Boy”
63 They’re about to say “I do”
DOWN
1 Something a person typically
drops on purpose
2 One shot, perhaps
3 One of several in a trend,
statistically
4 “Kind of” suffix
5 Mobile relatives
6 Place of worship
7 Diagonals, in sewing
8 “What do you think?”
9 “I’ve ___ a Woman” (Sonia
Sanchez poetry collection) 10 Behind
11 One who can finally stop postponing that long R.V. trip, maybe
12 Treasure
13 W.N.B.A. star ___ Delle
Donne
14 Part of 1/2
21 “Desus & Mero” airer, for
short
23 Peak figure 24 Take badly?
25 Slay
27 Modern installation
28 Fourth letter of the Arabic
alphabet
29 Shadows
32 Knight shift, e.g.
33 Person you might
bring a gift for
34 Decide
36 Amount owed
38 “That a fact?”
41 McCarthy of “Can You Ever
Forgive Me?”
44 Queer identity for one who feels little to no romantic attraction, informally 45 Someone to split the bill with 47 Puffs
48 “Easy on Me” singer, 2021 49 Reach
51 Stop turning, as an engine 53 Democracy imperative
55 Like many bar patrons,
informally
56 Gen ___ (demographic
group, in brief)
58 Fix
59 Bully … but not a bull