The New York Times Crossword
No. 0822
ACROSS
1 1860s presidential nickname
4 Ploy
8 Montreal’s rapid transit system
13 Disadvantage
14 Côte d’___ (French Riviera)
15 Sign in a gift shop around Mother’s Day, maybe
16 Like 2023, but not 2022
17 Royalties from Stevie’s “Superstition”?
19 Vega’s constellation
21 Super-skinny ties
22 Geological period
23 Royalties from Neil’s “Heart of Gold”?
26 Indonesian resort destination
27 More metallic-sounding
28 Prevents from escaping
30 Chicago trains
31 Kind of diagram
33 Light bulb units
34 Royalties from Tom’s “Free Fallin’”?
37 Colorado city known for skiing
40 “___: Legacy” (2010 sci-fi movie)
41 Whopping
44 Gives a hand of cards
47 Utter foolishness
49 Life ___ (flotation device)
50 Royalties from Barry’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”?
52 QB’s mistake: Abbr.
53 Garlic mayo spread
54 Lively dance at a Jewish
wedding
55 Royalties for any musician?
59 Back muscle, informally
60 Fidelity alternative, for investors
61 Innocent sort
62 Gobbled
63 Slowly leaks
64 “Being ___: A Puppeteer’s Journey” (2011 documentary)
65 Color of 64-Across
DOWN
1 One who might light altar candles in a religious ceremony
2 Hydrating skin product
3 Evasive strategies on the football field
4 Uncooked
5 Emmy-winning actress Aduba
6 Tanned and then some
7 Urgent care pro
8 Crowds of rowdies
9 Goof
10 Whence dawn breaks
11 Illuminated from behind
12 Appoints as a minister 15 Slushy summer drink portmanteau
18 Fraternal order named for an animal
20 Journalist Curry
24 Starting assumptions
25 Borscht ingredient
26 Not much to write home about
29 “Oh, dang!”
32 W.S.J. competitor
34 Attack, as with snowballs
35 Kind of thinking
36 First-class
37 Provides mentorship
38 What an asterisk might mean
39 Land for grazing
41 Like magnets
42 Go over again
43 Danced like Elvis
45 Doubly
46 “Pick me! Pick me!”
48 Slangy turndown
51 “The L Word” co-creator ___ Chaiken
53 Contributes
56 Midday refresher
57 Korea’s ___ Jong Un
58 Bay Area airport code