The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Beginner, in lingo

5 Beaten via a referee’s decision, for short Menial position Words sung twice before “A pirate’s life for me” Pint-size Where the terminal dash in “Home Alone” takes place Organized workers Mythical lion’s home

Apt name for a worrier

One driving kids to a rink, say “Roger that” Sticking points? Hindi for “reign” Honor student’s pride, for short Put up with Accustoms (to) Like planes and flags

Kind of lily

Fuel for a mustang? Lucky hit for a Ping-Pong player Non-starters Successfully study Impostor syndrome feeling The Heat, on scoreboards Catch

Prefix with sexual 9 14

15 16 48 50 52

53 54 58 59

60

61 62

63

Jailers … or a hint to “unlocking” four answers in this puzzle

Vie to get Sound of a mouse pointer?

Skirt

She played Billie Jean King in 2017’s “Battle of the Sexes” Formal decrees “___ Creator Omnium” (ancient hymn) Biblical son of Seth

Raring to go Francis Drake and Ernest Shackleton, for two Community served by Lambda Legal, in brief

DOWN

1 Sch. with the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library Seemingly for-ever Moonshine container Plunder

“You shoulda kept that to yourself” Stuffed Jewish dish

How some ballet is performed ___ golf Jordan Peele’s production company, named 2 3

4 5

6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 18 22

23 24

25 29 31

32 34 for a classic horror short story Natives of the Great Plains Like some signals and traffic Their name has the “re” of “cream” and the two o’s from “chocolate”

Big smile “Psst!” alternative Certain high-fat, low-carb diet, informally Treasures buried in the hills

Bob ___, cocreator of Batman Photo ___ Calculating Purchases for a high-tech hobby Peeps, so to speak Solution to a bad hair day, maybe 36 37 38 40 41

42 43 44 45 47

48 49 50

51 55

56 57 1981 video game that featured the first appearance of Mario

Age, in a way Moves out to sea Thanksgiving Gen-Z style with emo and anime influences Go public with Bugaboos

Boil down Soothing sound “___ On Up” (“The Jeffersons” theme) Marisa of “My Cousin Vinny” ___ One (vodka brand) Actress ___ Pinkett Smith Gangbusters Word with bad or smart Head, slangily The “e” of i.e.

Answers to yesterday’s puzzle