The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 World capital whose name means “new flower” 11 Some sleepless

nights

15 Areas impacted by global recessions? 16 Place for some

outlets

17 “So you’re in?” 18 It might be enhanced with puppy dog eyes

19 Traffic controllers, in brief?

20 Sink hole 21 Blows away 22 Connected via

Bluetooth, say 24 “Well, OK,

sure” 25 Accessory in many a baby carriage 26 Spice up 28 Facilities 30 Satyajit Ray’s “The ___ Trilogy”

31 Ring 35 Intimates 37 Where one might look for a good club 39 Not supporting 40 “___ … Sasha Fierce” (2008 #1 album) 42 Basic

assessment 43 Grape variety authorized for Bordeaux 46 “Give it a ___!” 47 Parlays, e.g. 50 Duo who have to give up their foosball table spot

52 It’s slightly larger than all of New England combined 53 Quite a view 54 Crossbreed 57 Tourney

stage

58 Santa’s is H0H

0H0, in Canada 60 Hype

61 “We’re

doomed!” 62 Vikram ___, author of “A Suitable Boy” 63 They’re about to say “I do”

Down

1 Something a person typically drops on purpose

2 One shot,

perhaps

3 One of several in a trend, statistically 4 “Kind of”

suffix

5 Mobile

relatives

6 Place of

worship 7 Diagonals, in

sewing

8 “What do you

think?”

9 “I’ve ___ a Woman” (Sonia Sanchez poetry collection) 10 Behind

11 One who can

finally stop postponing that long R.V. trip, maybe 12 Treasure 13 W.N.B.A. star ___ Delle Donne

14 Part of 1/2 21 “Desus & Mero” airer, for short

23 Peak figure 24 Take badly? 25 Slay

27 Modern

installation 28 Fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet 29 Shadows 32 Knight shift,

e.g.

33 Person you might bring a gift for 34 Decide 36 Amount

owed

38 “That a fact?” 41 McCarthy of “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” 44 Queer identity for one who feels little to no romantic attraction, informally 45 Someone to split the bill with

47 Puffs

48 “Easy on Me”

singer, 2021 49 Reach

51 Stop turning,

as an engine 53 Democracy

imperative 55 Like many bar patrons, informally 56 Gen ___ (demographic group, in brief) 58 Fix

59 Bully … but

not a bull