The New York Times Crossword
No. 0923
ACROSS
1 Jargon
6 Symbol of Hawaii
10 Cry from a doll
14 Setting for “Life of Pi”
15 What makes juice expensive?
17 Strength
18 Ethnocentric lens critiqued by Toni Morrison
19 Makes plans for the future?
21 Some sculptures and sexts
22 Breakaway groups
23 Not to be trusted
26 Agent, informally
27 Limbo prerequisite
28 Neopronoun with a nod to folklore
31 Something not to look after?
33 Pisces, but not Aquarius
35 “Gotcha”
37 Washer dryer?
38 Capitalizes on
39 Rapper Megan Thee Stallion ___ Tina Snow
40 It’s often drawn with three ellipses
41 Overcome decision fatigue
42 British weight
43 Gives an edge
46 ___ Beer Hall (Tokyo landmark)
49 Question to an indecisive pet
51 Record skip?
55 Sought help from during a crisis
56 “Knew that was coming”
57 Sympathetic assurance
58 Alphabetize, e.g. 59 Tyne with six Emmys
60 Book that becomes a synonym for “Finally!” when “t” is added to the end
DOWN
1 Like old-fashioned sound reproduction
2 Legends
3 Cheek or backbone
4 Pretend to know the host, say
5 Not in bounds?
6 Chops
7 Granite State sch.
8 Symbol of Hawaii
9 Graffiti, e.g.
10 “Bro!”
11 Ever so slightly
12 Robotics club challenge
13 Chops
16 Joy that might come from being aligned in one’s body
20 Recipe abbr.
23 “Please, can you just not”
24 Place that distributes things in tiny bottles
25 ___ Hardison, Aldis Hodge’s character on “Leverage” 28 V
29 Characteristics that rarely change in cartoons
30 Wind up
31 Bit of whistle-blowing, maybe
32 “___ bien”
33 Champions’ cry
34 Movie whose sequel was subtitled “Back in the Habit”
35 Aid in getting a job in marketing, in brief
36 Attend
41 Be accountable for
42 Current issue?
44 Like the Navajo language
45 Ancient Hindu text
46 ___ climbing a tree (Sichuan noodle dish)
47 N.Y.C. neighborhood near Little Italy
48 Multinational hardware and electronics brand
49 Really teeny
50 They’re separated at some salons
52 Prefix with week or wife
53 “When are you getting here?”
54 Bagel