The New York Times Crossword

1 ___ Jean Covey, protagonist of Jenny Han’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”

5 Has a grate voice? 10 Perfume named

after a pop star

14 In time

16 [I’m right here, you know] 17 Period before sunset with ideal lighting for photography 18 Lets go of

19 Faint reactions? 20 Pink-headed mushroom in Mario games

22 The cab’s here! 24 Unbeatable

25 “Be reasonable”

28 Fly catcher

29 Org. that regulates fertilizers 30 Feline hybrids

34 Winner of Wimbledon five consecutive times between Ashe and McEnroe 36 Historic husband of Claudia Octavia

38 Still learning, maybe

39 Coast

40 Symbol of life

41 Love scene?

43 Its influences include the Cuban mambo and Jamaican mento 44 Cousin of a mariposa lily 46 Made a sound with a flute 48 Ripostes

51 Big brand of coolers

52 Cook for Easter, maybe 54 Yanks

58 “Goodness!”

59 What requires a charge

to use, in two senses 61 Take ___

62 What may go to waste? No!

What waste may go to 63 Small tips

64 Tony and Grammy

winner Mitchell 65 Oversupply

1 Staying power

2 State

3 Big move, for short 4 Basketball player’s cry while

being fouled on the shot 5 Takes the lead in

a team project

6 “So exciting!!!”

7 Opening

8 Hybrid fruit akin

to an aprium

9 Dark grape variety 10 Marathon markers of sorts 11 Disclaimer before an

uncomfortable question 12 Landlord’s concern 13 “Couldn’t eat another bite” 15 12-Down participant

21 Person who’s left, for short? 23 “That’s so kind”

25 “Fast X” actor John

26 Time of year for hunting 27 Price to pay, say

31 Cop to

32 ___ Lieberman, former W.N.B.A. player and coach known as “Lady Magic” 33 Fashion items that may be a bit steep 35 Adjective that, when its lone vowel is doubled, becomes an advocacy organization 37 Emphatic assent

42 Things that might hurt

you to the core?

45 Marble, e.g.

47 Tough work schedule

48 Lion : pride :: ___ : crash 49 Opera about an opera singer 50 Who says?

53 Asian honorific

55 Noodle sometimes eaten with mentsuyu sauce 56 “Two steps ahead of you” 57 Sight on a Hawaiian lava flow 60 Univ. overlooking the Hudson River