The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Moisten, as turkey

6 Ballpark figures, for short 10 “Whacker” target

14 ___ Park, Colo.

15 SPEAK LIKE THIS

16 Without purpose 17 “Gotanynewsmagazines?”

“Sorry,we’re...” 20 Pioneering folk-rock group 21 Halloween mo.

22 Minnesota congresswoman

Ilhan

23 “Gotanyfitness magazines?”“Sadly,we’re ...”

28 Rouses

30 Doesn’t measure up, so to

speak

31 Except

32 Maven

34 Rizzo the ___, “The Muppet

Show” character

35 Initial orders at a diner? 36 With40-Across,“Gotany showbizmagazines?” “Regrettably,we’re...”

40 See 36-Across

42 Burden

43 Vet, e.g.

45 Rapper ___ Nas X

46 @ @ @

47 “Tiny Bubbles” crooner 49 Completely fine 53 “GotanyL.G.B.T.Q. magazines?”“Unfortunately, we’re...”

56 Actor Steven of “Minari” 57 Finish first

58 1994 film about a portal

through the cosmos 60 “Gotanycelebrity

magazines?”“Alas,we’re...” 64 Sheer

65 Indian flatbread

66 Like some flaws 67 Central bank branches,

informally 68 Entertainment industry

quadfecta

69 Tucks away

DOWN

1 Confer (upon)

2 Reason to use an inhaler 3 Run just for the exposure? 4 Work intermissions for Brits 5 Glimpse

6 Visually assessed

7 Soviet symbol

8 Sitcom character from the

planet Melmac

9 ___-mo

10 Hex nut?

11 Like a document that can

be changed

12 Stately tree

13 Do away with gray, say 18 For

19 Politico Perot

24 Norway’s patron saint 25 ___ position

26 Final shot on a golf hole,

often 27 Competitor of Amazon

Handmade

29 Poli-___

33 Conclude at

35 One attempting to outsmart a bridge troll, in a classic fairy tale

36 Rich soil

37 Against

38 Outburst that may be

entirely symbolic? 39 Percussion instrument with

a mallet

41 Narrow inlet

44 Decided one would

47 Force

48 Get the better of mentally 50 Arrive at quickly, as

conclusions

51 Fugitive

52 Genuflects

54 Fathers on a stud farm 55 Alternative to bottled 59 Dictionaries, thesauruses,

etc., informally

60 Beach lotion letters 61 Shade

62 “___ we done here?” 63 Mental cloud