The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

Something to deliver, with “the”

6 Toast, say

10 Name on a

Chinese menu

13 Pie preference

16 Moved crosscountry?

17 One of two in

Mötley Crüe

18 Black church

initials

19 Winter coat

20 Option for

emphasis

21 2020 sci-fi film with a palindromic title

23 Water-loving

dogs, for short

25 Causes

27 Half of a Melville

title

28 Aunt ___ (“Belair” role)

29 Place

30 Primary directive

31 Loses power

33 Cereal ___

34 Newly

immigrated, say

37 July birthday

celebrant

38 Staid

39 Tamil ___, India

40 Invalid

42 El Mundo article

43 Low-lying area

44 Go head-to-head

1

46 Something used

to hunt and peck

47 Reserved

48 ___ Dutta, winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant

50 Light shade

54 Modeling software, familiarly

55 Petty person?

58 Stalemate

59 It’s in the

neighborhood

60 ’60s peace org.

61 Indie pop duo

Sylvan ___

62 The difference between who I was and who I am?

DOWN

1 Keepers

2 Farm team

3 Quattro + quattro

4 Decide randomly

5 Danny Aiello’s character in “Do the Right Thing”

6 Building block of

life

7 Festival closing

act

8 Southwest sch. known for its numerous online offerings

9 One-named actress on “Parks and Recreation” 10 Slogan on a blue, pink and white pin

11 Inapt response when somebody says “Happy birthday!,” presumably

12 Scale range

14 Small storage

space

15 Some annual

plans

22 Publishing

bigwigs, for short

24 Assists on

offense?

26 Until now

27 Sets of values

28 Parts of windmills

30 Powerpoint,

perhaps

31 Intricately

plotted fiction

No. 0322

32 Capital southeast

of Mecca

34 Icebreaker tidbits

35 Go clubbing?

36 “What’s up?”

41 Shortest of a

group of 12

43 Handed out

45 Coming ___

46 They may be AA

or A

49 Childish retort

51 Tommy in the Hockey Hall of Fame

52 Clears

53 Ring bearer?

56 Lowercase ones

look like v’s

57 A.P. subj.