The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Something to deliver, with “the”
6 Toast, say
10 Name on a Chinese menu
13 Pie preference
16 Moved cross-country?
17 One of two in Mötley Crüe
18 Black church initials
19 Winter coat
20 Option for emphasis
21 2020 sci-fi film with a palindromic title
23 Water-loving dogs, for short
25 Causes
27 Half of a Melville title
28 Aunt ___ (“Bel-Air” role)
29 Place
30 Primary directive
31 Loses power
33 Cereal ___
34 Newly immigrated, say
37 July birthday celebrant
38 Staid
39 Tamil ___, India
40 Invalid
42 El Mundo article
43 Low-lying area
44 Go head-to-head
46 Something used
to hunt and peck
47 Reserved
48 ___ Dutta, winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant
50 Light shade
54 Modeling software, familiarly 55 Petty person?
58 Stalemate
59 It’s in the neighborhood 60 ‘60s peace org.
61 Indie pop duo Sylvan ___
62 The difference between who I was and who I am?
DOWN
1 Keepers
2 Farm team
3 Quattro + quattro
4 Decide randomly
5 Danny Aiello’s character in
“Do the Right Thing”
6 Building block of life
7 Festival closing act
8 Southwest sch. known for its numerous online offerings
9 One-named actress on
“Parks and Recreation”
10 Slogan on a blue, pink and white pin
11 Inapt response when somebody says “Happy birthday!,” presumably 12 Scale range
14 Small storage space
15 Some annual plans
22 Publishing bigwigs, for short
24 Assists on offense?
26 Until now
27 Sets of values
28 Parts of windmills
30 PowerPoint, perhaps 31 Intricately plotted fiction
32 Capital southeast of Mecca
34 Icebreaker tidbits
35 Go clubbing?
36 “What’s up?”
41 Shortest of a group of 12
43 Handed out
45 Coming ___
46 They may be AA or A
49 Childish retort
51 Tommy in the Hockey Hall of Fame
52 Clears
53 Ring bearer?
56 Lowercase ones look like v’s
57 A.P. subj.