The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Delivery at un
hôpital
5 Fish eggs
10 Fundamentals
14 Sch. near Bel Air
15 Flexible pronoun
with a slash
16 “T” on a test
17 Uncouth sort
18 Map detail
19 Had on
20 Piece of volleyball
gear
22 Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” e.g.
24 Ukulele ridge
25 National park in
southwest Utah
26 Harry Belafonte album whose first song is “Day-O”
29 Mix drinks
32 Most populous member of NATO, in brief 33 *Louis XIV’s nickname [N.B.A.]
35 “Before” of yore 36 38 39
Friend of Thumper and Flower
Alexander Hamilton’s bill
No longer a minor
41 Sword with a three-sided blade
42 Streaming channel sometimes shown at grooming salons and veterinarians’ offices
44 Slugger who ended his career four shy of the 700 home run club
45 “Father ___” (2022 Mark Wahlberg film)
47 Kimono sash 49 Ones unconcerned with individual achievements
... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of
54 *Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” e.g. [M.L.B.]
56 Military post
57 Strip of gear, as a
ship
58 Plot line?
60 Garment for the
Grim Reaper
61 ___ code
62 Office note
63 Apple product from 2001 to 2022
64 Eye afflictions
65 “Monday Night Countdown” cable channel
DOWN
1 Heftiness 2 Class that covers price ceilings and price floors, in brief
3 *Indication that a gas stove is functioning properly [N.H.L.]
4 Diner or bistro
5 Therapy whose name is Japanese for “finger pressure”
6 Remain
undecided
7 Donkey
8 “That was too close for comfort!”
9 Redditor, e.g.
10 Margaret ___, author of “The Handmaid’s Tale”
11 *Grizzly, for one
[N.F.L.]
12 Medical
breakthrough
13 Visionary
21 Coke competitor
23 Wild canine of
Australia
26 27, for 3
27 Rush job letters
28 “I’m ___ your
tricks!” 29 Windshield
feature
30 Best Picture winner that becomes an earlier Best Picture nominee when an “F” is added to the front
31 Part of an oboe
34 Beer dispenser
37 “All rise” undoer
40 Legitimate object
of attack
42 Branded lollipops
43 Long journeys
46 Road surface 48 London’s Big ___
49 Engine
supercharger
50 Champagne
grape
51 Bird with a lot of
stuffing?
52 Pastis flavoring
53 Spices (up)
54 Sticky substance
55 Like a wet noodle
56 Scary 13th, to
some: Abbr.
59 Prince, but not a
princess