New York Times, Friday, September 16, 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 New York Times, Friday, September 16, 2022 Crossword Answer

Across

1

Poles have them : ICECAPS

8

Dern of cinema : LAURA

13

Sugar refinery byproduct : MOLASSES

15

Tending to dominate : ALPHA

16

Savor the moment : DRINKITIN

18

___ finish : SATIN

19

Fulani braid decoration : BEAD

20

"I'll be with you in a jiffy" : ONESECOND

22

"It could happen" : YOUNEVERKNOW

25

Goal-oriented final match, in brief? : MLSCUP

28

Vapor trail? : IZE

29

In the altogether : AUNATUREL

32

Like playing cards : DEALT

37

Word with PET or CAT : SCAN

38

Sounds of bells : PEALS

40

Turning point : AXIS

41

Driven, say : TYPEA

43

Classic pop : CREAMSODA

45

Dovish declaration? : COO

47

Disco diva Gloria : GAYNOR

48

Making paper flowers, e.g. : CRAFTPROJECT

54

Thinks of something : HASANIDEA

55

"Platoon," but not "Dunkirk" : IAMB

59

Immediate threat to capture, in a game of Go : ATARI

60

Exemplar of stick-to-itiveness : SUPERGLUE

63

Battlefield figure : MEDIC

64

Behold a sunrise, say : FACEEAST

65

Essay writing, e.g. : PROSE

66

Somewhat hard-boiled : NOIRISH

Down

1

Film site : IMDB

2

Heart : CORE

3

Actress Zoe Kazan's grandfather : ELIA

4

Treat with a hook : CANDYCANE

5

Pose : ASK

6

Wave function symbol : PSI

7

Committed to : SETON

8

Used a cutting-edge surgical technique on : LASERED

9

"Woe!" : ALACK

10

Kate on the cover of Vanity Fair's 100th-anniversary issue : UPTON

11

Music label named for a pachyderm : RHINO

12

Oldest restaurant chain in America, founded in 1919 : AANDW

14

___ wave : SINE

17

Longbottom at Hogwarts : NEVILLE

21

Mentions, casually : SEZ

23

Proudly LGBTQ+ : OUT

24

Toddler's "Carry me!" : UPUP

25

Yawl pole : MAST

26

Leading role in "Being the Ricardos" : LUCY

27

[Like that!] : SNAP

30

Unbeaten feats : RECORDS

31

Knack for notes : EAR

33

"Hey, hold your horses!" : EASYTIGER

34

Nerve fiber : AXON

35

Venetian resort : LIDO

36

Bygone Winter Palace resident : TSAR

39

Herb burned in a cleansing ritual : SAGE

42

Be cordial : ACTNICE

44

Monterey runner : MAC

46

Big name in nail polish : OPI

48

G.O.A.T. material : CHAMP

49

Letterboxd or Yelp user, perhaps : RATER

50

Roasted: Sp. : ASADO

51

Anna of "Mom" : FARIS

52

French egg : OEUF

53

Country where almost half the world's zippers are made : JAPAN

56

Jai ___ : ALAI

57

Ruffle : MUSS

58

Chess prodigy protagonist of "The Queen's Gambit" : BETH

61

Prefix with conscious : ECO

62

Big name in outdoor gear : REI