The New York Times
No. 0405
ACROSS
1 In reserve
6 Chaise alternative
10 Overly glib
13 Neighborhood character
15 Botanical stoma, e.g.
16 Fade from use
17 “Das ___ der Deutschen” (Germany’s national anthem)
18 ___ mundi
19 Daring
20 It might make a cameo
21 Resistance figure
23 Go out for
25 Dog with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 28 “Be that as it may …”
30 Dance party where participants wear wireless headphones
33 Head of St. Paul’s Cathedral?
34 Some GIF reactions
35 Island east of Bali
36 Nickname alternative to Coby, perhaps
37 Word shouted before “Feliz año nuevo!”
38 Snaps
40 Liveliness
42 Upscale
43 Lurker in international waters
46 Captain Rosbach of reality TV’s “Below Deck”
47 “___ have guessed?!”
48 Ramen topping
50 What “sends forth / His fiery breathings from the broken flues,” per Virgil
54 Blue skies, so to speak
55 Period of sustained success
57 ___ Bear (folklore character)
58 Helter-skelter
59 Crash pad?
60 Check
61 ___ ceremony, tradition in Sephardic weddings
DOWN
1 Merediz who reprised her Tonynominated role in the 2021 film adaptation of “In the Heights”
2 High point?
3 Basilica sight
4 They bring up the rear
5 Volleyball doubles?
6 Cousin of a machete
7 Smart assistant
8 Policy in a restaurant that pays a living wage, perhaps
9 Bugs, informally
10 Direct
11 “Everything all right?”
12 Online lecture franchise
14 Go all in for a gag
15 Maneuvers
22 Retail-focused channel
24 First name in Russian literature
25 Most, with “the”
26 Question for the naysayers
27 Songwriter Brickell
29 They’re about a foot
30 Turn on an axis
31 Quick chats?
32 Sounds of heartbreak
36 Novel with the line “Reader, I married him”
38 Drs. with good gut instincts?
39 Dundee dismissal
41 “Red ___” (Western comic)
44 Pointless
45 Breeding spots for mayflies and dragonflies
47 Telescope named for the second administrator of NASA
49 Cardigan, e.g.
51 Bird that makes the longest migration in the animal kingdom
52 Indian restaurant side
53 ___ Stark, role on “Game of Thrones”
56 Motivational word
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