N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
Across
1 Hoppy brew, for short
4 Aid for a broken bone
10 Some nest eggs, for short
14 Kylo ___ (“Star Wars” antagonist)
15 Peninsula northeast of Africa
16 2017 Pixar film with two Oscars
17 “___ is never finished. Only abandoned” (old saying)
18 Movie rating scale with “Fresh” and “Rotten” labels
20 “Library-like” section of an Amtrak train
22 Apart (from)
23 Zoom, maybe
24 Question ___
26 2022 murder mystery movie with cameos by Serena Williams and Yo-Yo Ma
30 “Moby-Dick” captain
34 Grain in an energy bar
35 Tasteless
36 Item on the back of a Jeep
37 Cigarette discards
39 Goat’s plaint
40 ___ four
41 Sphere of expertise
42 Naval conflict
44 “Clear now?”
45 Like morbid humor
46 Sport craze of the 2020s
48 La Louisiane, par exemple
50 “Deal me a hand”
51 Leave alone
54 Most evident
58 Moon’s makeup, fancifully
61 Regret
62 Little stinker
63 Common cookout fare whose toppings can be found stacked in this grid
64 Irritate
65 Disapproving noises
66 Overthrow
67 Summer setting in N.Y.C.
Down
1 Second-greatest oil producer in OPEC
2 Lima’s home
3 Stuff that’s the opposite of stuff
4 Some college entrance exams, redundantly
5 Exam overseer
6 Dalai ___
7 Flanged support beam
8 Minor quibble
9 “The way,” in Mandarin
10 Glide across a frozen pond, say
11 Unleavened Indian flatbread
12 Passed with flying colors
13 Really feeling it, so to speak
19 Damage
21 Some M.I.T. grads, for short
24 Hairstyle associated with punk culture
25 Even one
26 Rot
27 Hillenbrand who wrote “Seabiscuit: An American Legend”
28 “Whatever you want — just say!”
29 Oscar ___, portrayer of Duke Atreides in “Dune”
31 Touches on something sensitive
32 Disney princess with a tail
33 Nut that’s a stimulant
38 Play bookie
40 Debut performance
42 Place for a facial
43 Assumed names
47 Recycling container
49 Number of legs on a crab
51 Letters before Q, sometimes
52 Makes a mistake
53 Common patio furniture wood
54 Alleged offender, to a cop
55 Maker of bricks that weigh less than an ounce
56 Took to court
57 Message that may include emojis
59 Compound in some trendy oils
60 Rose or fuchsia