The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 When the stage direction “Enter three Witches” appears in “Macbeth”
5 Mower houses
10 Admits (to)
14 “High” time
15 Like abandoned malls
16 Chain with a “2 x 2 x 2” breakfast combo
17 Seventh heaven
19 Purina rival
20 Virginia Tech athletes
21 Texting format, in brief
23 Lead-in to -meter
24 Preach, maybe
25 March Madness round
28 Barbecue joint offering
29 Thermostat piece
30 Big name in Greek yogurt
31 ___-Caps (movie treat)
32 Gym rep
33 Church founded by Joseph Smith, for short
34 Beatles hit written by a teenage Paul McCartney
38 Dedicated work
39 Major league?
40 Morning hrs.
43 Like a go-getter
46 Word following sand or steel
47 Composer ___ Carlo Menotti
48 With 56-Across, hairstylist’s observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?)
50 “Keep Climbing” airline
51 St. Louis summer setting
52 Dallas sch.
53 Wilbur, to Fern, in “Charlotte’s Web”
54 Dethrone
56 See 48-Across
59 Gym bag emanation
60 Preprinted word on some nametags
61 Olympic blade
62 Leakes of reality TV
63 “So long,” in Seville
64 Prepared to drive
DOWN
1 Last members of relay teams
2 Fill, as with crayon
3 Acknowledged applause
4 Many residents of Nunavut
5 Comedians’ collections
6 “Good one”
7 Blunder 8 Pump option
9 Note by a poor grade
10 Employer of Carrie Mathison on “Homeland,” for short
11 “Well, whaddya know!”
12 Tegan and Sara, e.g.
13 Trackable scents
18 Ruby of “A Raisin in the Sun”
22 Insistently unhip
25 iPhone speaker?
26 Retail giant headquartered in Bentonville, Ark.
27 Angle
29 2021 sci-fi epic nominated for Best Picture
32 Evergreens with fragrant wood
33 Like a wet noodle
35 One making a bed, perhaps
36 Significant stretches
37 Part of a car’s exhaust system
41 Afternoon attraction
42 Obtained, informally
43 Bigwig
44 Bro’s greeting
45 Stages, as a play
46 Went on the road
47 Lose in a logrolling match, say
49 Poker variant with four hole cards
50 “In excelsis ___”
53 Vietnamese soups
55 Uno + due
57 ___ Lilly and Company
58 Mo preceder