The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Congratulatory gestures
6 Div. of the Treasury
Department
9 “Murder Mystery” or “Roaring ’Twenties,” for a party
14 “Todo Sobre Mi ___”
(1999 Almodóvar film) 15 Stick on a rack
16 Like some legs and
mustaches
17 Aptly named Olympic
sprinter
19 Epic poem written in
dactylic hexameter 20 It’s multifaceted
21 Rudely arrogant 22 “___ no sin to cheat the devil”: Daniel Defoe
23 The Cowardly Lion,
back in Kansas
24 Aptly named six-time
All-star first baseman 30 Bread with a palindro
mic name
31 Cry for assistance 32 Hold up
34 Actor Elgort of “Baby
Driver”
36 “___ queen!”
37 Mist a spot?
39 Animal that symbolizes good fortune in Chinese culture 40 Mushrooms found in
ramen
43 Shake, as a tail 44 Aptly named tennis
great
47 Behind, in England 48 Football carriers:
Abbr.
49 Listen to gossip, in
slang
52 What driver’s licenses
serve as
57 Writer Nin
58 Aptly named N.B.A. M.V.P., in a manner of speaking
59 Period of work 60 Plastic ___ Band
61 “Later”
62 Album makeup
63 Gives the nod 64 Legally prohibit
DOWN
1 Self- satisfied
2 Use a beam on, as for cutting
3 Apple consumer with an unhappy story to tell?
4 Mint
5 Submitted
6 Tiny floppy disk, for “Save”
7 Reign
8 Decided
9 Puts out light, as a star
10 Angelic, in a way 11 ___ strategy
12 Most substantial part 13 Small vortex
18 Painter of “The Garden of Earthly Delights” 21 “Be as you wish to ___”: Socrates
23 Shuts up 24 Bygone airline with a logo nicknamed the “Blue Meatball” 25 One who may use the pronoun “I and I” (meaning God-in- me) 26 Children’s character who says “It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it” 27 Unreliable sort 28 Statistical calculation 29 Event for a Comedy
Central special 30 Capture
33 “Later”
35 They allow you to kick
back and relax 38 Unnamed guests 41 Org. behind the Ar
temis program
42 New England seafood
staple
45 Five stars, maybe 46 More than right 49 Give attitude 50 Digging
51 Bread: Fr.
52 Pop star whose name is stylized with an exclamation point in place of its second letter
53 Insurance grps. 54 “O.G. Original Gang
ster” rapper
55 Word before “... wanna go home,” in calypso
56 Instant, as a decision 58 When doubled, exces
sive