The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0417

Across

1 Beaut

6 “___ go!” 11 Castilian knight in medieval Spain, with “the”

14 One who needs to go 15 Having limited focus 16 Do-do connector 17 Binary code bit 18 It’s bound to show you the way 20 “Some progress is better than none”

22 New parents’ woe

23 Tune with syncopated rhythm 24 Triglycerides, e.g.

25 Raise one’s glass 31 Product of a teachable moment 32 Ceilings

35 Some nose-totail cuisine 36 Sun Devil Stadium sch. 37 Say yes to without saying “yes”

38 Lucy ___ Hayes, 1800s first lady 39 Seasonal pickers 41 Impatient kid’s whine 43 Fermented feed 45 ___ Bo 46 Radio station alert

47 “So ... who’s in?” 53 People who place

55 45’s better half 56 Abbreviation near a tilde 57 Printed fabric 58 1936 Summer Olympics icon 59 Meet at a poker game 60 Closes up for good 61 Finish on a diamond?

Down

1 Movie knight 2 “___, pursued by a bear” (Shakespearean stage direction) 3 Freaks (out) 4 Kazan of film 5 “Time to blow this popsicle stand” 6 Weekend shopping venue 7 Noted characteristic of a corpse flower

8 All ___ (really cool) 9 Fox in “The Fox and the Hound”

10 Food for a giraffe 11 Retire 12 Words following “Huh?” 13 Brake components 19 Arcade achievement 21 Criminal charge? 24 Horror star Chaney

25 Get off the street, in a way 26 Replete 27 Unable to stick the landing, say

28 Dope 29 Holding 30 Enters without looking, say 33 Crown 34 [Never mind]

37 “Just ’cuz” 39 Palindromic animal

40 A kid drinks from one 42 Wetland predators 43 Raw spots 44 Unavailable, say

47 Home to zero winners of the FIFA World Cup, surprisingly 48 Empty 49 Fuzzy berry 50 Bad place to go apple-picking? 51 “La Vie Bohème” musical 52 Winner’s accessory 54 School of the future?