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