The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BYRON WALDEN ACROSS

1 Fusses in front of

the mirror, say 7 Crudely

mimicked

11 Show hosts, for

short

14 Like outdoor photos taken from above 15 Peacekeeping

grp. since 1949 16 Tuna type in

sushi restaurants 17 Opponent who helps train a boxer

20 Tribal family

tree?

21 Operatic solos 22 Broke a fast 23 Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme

25 Spotify or TikTok 26 ___ Bell (fastfood chain) 29 “Precisely!” 31 Female sheep 33 Coastal vista 37 Gastrophile 39 Most difficult challenge for many a student driver

41 Related to stars 42 White dogs, or

bluish-gray cats 43 Airport code for Australia’s largest city

44 End of a soldier’s email address 46 YouTube button 47 Lively energy 49 California valley known for its vineyards

51 Belly up to

the ___ 54 Narrative

transition 56 Lead singer for

Culture Club 60 Place in an auto dealership to pick up wiper blades or spark plugs

62 Take advantage

of

63 Quentin Tarantino’s “___ Fiction”

64 More ludicrous 65 Paintball filler 66 Prone to prying 67 Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what’s found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across

DOWN

1 Farfalle, fettuccine or fusilli

2 Transplant, as a

flower

3 Boiling mad

4 Bog down

5 Dish with chicken, veal or eggplant, familiarly 6 Inadvertent error 7 What a protractor

measures

8 Like onion or

garlic skin

9 Letter after zeta 10 “___ the

Explorer” 11 Combo offerings

at nail salons 12 Cabernet or merlot sold in a box, say

13 Titles for knights 18 What goners have 19 Lead-in to “la-la” 24 Happen to 26 Bygone Russian

ruler

27 Happy as ___ 28 Dial a radio show,

say

30 “Ish” 32 Brain tests, in

brief

33 Health resorts 34 “So simple!” 35 Credential for a painter or sculptor 36 Stately shade

tree 38 “___-doke!” 40 Tropical fruit with highly nutritious seeds

45 Things stuck on

file folders

48 “To ___ it mildly

...”

50 Red flower of wartime remembrance 51 Actor Spiner of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 52 Vice president who resigned in 1973

53 Having a

throwback style 54 Tater

55 Channel showing

game highlights 57 Hold firmly 58 Sicilian

stratovolcano 59 “The Wire” character portrayed by Michael K. Williams

61 Couple of

musicians