NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Salted part of a margarita glass 4 Wolf (down) 9 Clamp on a stringed instrument 13 Be in the red 14 Sorry sort 15 Said aloud 16 Droop 17 With 55-Across, modern principle of startups 19 Holding account for a down payment, say 21 Tolkien tree creature 22 ___ Thermopolis, Anne Hathaway’s role in “The Princess Diaries” 23 Host’s farewell phrase 27 Multitasker’s browserful 28 Helpful connections 29 ___ the Riveter, WWII icon 30 Brouhaha 31 Shoe part that may develop holes 33 Reddit Q&A session 34 TV political drama known for its “walk and talks” 38 Epitome of slipperiness 39 Typical high schooler 40 Female sheep 43 Faith of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib 46 Go on the ___ (flee) 47 Pantyhose annoyance 48 “Never would have guessed it!” 52 Grabbed a chair 53 Openly gay 54 Make harmonious 55 See 17-Across ... or a hint to 23-, 34- and 48-Across 59 Glum 60 “If it ___ broke, don’t fix it” 61 “Normal People” author Sally 62 Impetus behind bragging 63 Mediterranean fruit 64 British bottoms 65 Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt

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1 ___ Stone (British Museum attraction) 2 “They got me!” 3 “The Princess Diaries” author 4 Puts in the overhead bin, say 5 Thanksgiving mo. 6 Chemical ending 7 Directs, as to a specialist 8 Swiss currency 9 Cause for an extra charge at a hotel 10 One of the Three Musketeers 11 Italian pressed sandwich 12 “Ripe” time of one’s life 14 All over the place 18 Enter with hostility 20 ER staffers 24 Tend to, as taxes or fingernails 25 What a budget motel might have 26 Complain 31 “Looks fine to me” 32 Bird in Tootsie Pop commercials since 1970 33 Feeling of astonishment 35 Warmth 36 Mall Santa, e.g. 37 Brainiacs 41 “Should we bounce?” 42 Goaded 43 “Oh, not good at all” 44 “The way,” in Arabic 45 Like variables that are not directly observed 46 Lex of “Superman” 47 Concorde, e.g., in brief 49 Kama ___ 50 Shows explosive anger 51 ___-bitsy 56 Supped 57 iphone platform 58 Opposite of SSW