NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Note: To mark the 75th anniversary of the New York Times crossword, we are publishing a series of puzzles co-created by famous people who solve the Times crossword and regular Times puzzle contributors that will appear periodically through the year. This collaboration is by former president Bill Clinton and Victor Fleming.

ACROSS

1 Jumble 9 Heavy metal shortage? 15 Popular song in a children’s sing-along 16 Some headgear 17 Continue 18 A real money maker 19 Brief bit of time, in slang 20 Ben-___ 21 First lady after Lou 22 Words after shake or break 24 Smallville family 26 Inside look? 27 Not miss 30 I.R.S. Form 1120 filers: Abbr. 31 Proof that a property is yours 32 “Cat ___” 34 Beloved “army” leader 35 Chewing on 38 Long, narrow land 39 Useless 40 Asia’s ___ Sea 41 Stone 42 Pulled (in) 46 Fresh 47 Molières : France :: ___ : U.S. 49 Apt. amenity, perhaps 50 Services in the U.K. 52 A good one is important for music 55 Constellation next to Scorpius 56 Where people are often told to look 57 Another day 59 Unconventional sort, en français 60 Fit 61 Laceless, say 62 In the way it used to be

DOWN

1 Nut 2 Philippines’ ___ City 3 Shelley’s “Ozymandias,” e.g. 4 Order repeated before a hike 5 Jibe 6 One of the Near Islands 7 Baby deliverer 8 With it, man 9 They’re never minor 10 Things that might sense danger and scams 11 Funny Bombeck 12 First set of choices 13 “Nothing to get upset about” 14 On 21 Not a lot, but ___ 23 Assistance for returning W.W. II vets 25 “It’s the ___, stupid!” 28 Sweet stalk 29 “Civic” animal 31 “End of discussion!” 33 Ones in the closet? 34 Up to the job 35 Like some heavy-duty trucks 36 Longfellow character 37 What the Irish breathe 38 Residents of Cambridge, England 41 Acquired 43 Close 44 Jazz pianist Garner 45 Bank from which a check is paid 47 Words from a Latin lover 48 Capital on the Han River 51 Record producer Pettibone 53 In 54 Spoils badly 57 Culinary general? 58 Betrayer