The New York Times
ACROSS
1 Christmas pudding ingredient
5 It’s from the underside of a hide
10 Band whose jukebox musical led to a pair of films 14 Clearly, in a text 15 A.T.M. button 16 Pupil’s surrounding 17 The emptier it is, the more of it you have 18 Caption on a makeover photo 19 They’re often steamed, then rolled 20 Request regarding “the ball game” … or instructions for answering the starred clues 22 Designation for very minor stars 23 Artist’s studio 24 *Response to a knock on the door 25 Conspiring (with) 28 *Their history is celebrated in March
31 Get big, as a hashtag 34 Boosters, e.g. 35 Reddit Q&A 36 Perfect 37 Gripes
38 Like devoted fans 39 Bird with a bluish neck and green eggs 40 “That’s ___ shame” 41 Michelangelo’s only signed work 42 *Neighbor of Saudi Arabia 43 Crunch, e.g. 45 *Concrete component 47 “Everyone’s accounted for” 51 Some manga adaptations 53 Earn … or what answering the starred clues will do in each case 55 Town near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks 56 Not bold 57 Post-deadline 58 Bit of dust 59 Super-selective 60 Cream alternative 61 Gave a thumbs-up
62 Ideal
63 Word with bus or door
DOWN
1 “More or less” 2 W.W. II sub
3 Call up 4 Where a dot may be a date 5 Anago, at a sushi restaurant
6 Not expected 7 Caesarean delivery?
8 Bug spray ingredient 9 Spell “mispell,” e.g. 10 Garlicky condiment 11 Head line?
12 Comic routines 13 Appt. scheduler, say
21 “Do you ___?” 22 Executes
24 Acts of downsizing 26 ___ of the game 27 “Get lost!” 29 Skip
30 Zip
31 “So ___ say” 32 City where the 41-Across was commissioned 33 Say it all? 37 German sausage, informally
38 Pet carrier features 40 Some spots
41 Place for a reading 44 Actress Alexis of “Gilmore Girls” 46 Fix firmly
48 Pass
49 Like a Pac-Man T-shirt, say 50 Visually assess 51 Backing for an argument, so to speak 52 Recess
53 Otis’s feline friend in a 1989 film 54 During 56 Pro___ (for now)