N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Preceder of 64-Across on the calendar 12 It may justify things 15 Ilmenite is the chief one 16 Winner of the first three Fiesta Bowls, for short 17 Airport terminal feature 18 Radio frequency abbr. 19 Scrap 20 Discoverer of New Zealand 21 “I can’t believe that!” 22 Liberty’s home, for short 23 4-Downs, south of the border 25 Site of Akbar the Great’s tomb 28 Article in El País 31 Release? 34 Parts of crossshaped churches 37 He worked for Hershey in the 1910s-’20s 38 Quaint getaway destination 40 Bring down 41 Officially gives up 42 More compact 44 Dutch oven, e.g. 45 1995 Emmy winner Sofer 46 Less adorned 48 Highway hazard 50 Laverne and Shirley, e.g. 52 Lumber mill employee 55 World of Warcraft figure 58 Bud abroad 59 Port authority? 61 World of Warcraft figure 62 Name that went down in history? 63 Buns, for example 64 Follower of 1-Across on the calendar

Down

1 Vitamin a.k.a. riboflavin 2 Story teller 3 Having a scrap 4 Stealthy sort 5 Sweaters and such 6 Got via guile 7 Kirmans, e.g. 8 Certain prayer leader 9 Rapper wrapper? 10 22-Across and others 11 Motion supporter 12 Departs 13 Court legend 14 Dreaded game show sound 21 Antedate 22 Civil War battle site 24 Largest minority in Bulgaria 25 Single chance? 26 Duck lookalike 27 Spots for air traffic controllers 29 They may precede high-speed chases, in brief 30 Peel 32 European city whose name means “eat” 33 Bright swimmer 35 Part of a mean mien 36 One of Utah’s state symbols 39 Civil War battle site 43 Like hashish or shoe wax 47 Soul mate? 49 Philosophy 50 Bookkeeper’s stamp 51 It’s loaded 53 “___ live!” 54 W.W. I battle site 55 With 60-Down, gotten by great effort 56 “Eri tu,” but not “Eres Tú” 57 Oz salutation 59 New Mexico State’s athletic grp. 60 See 55-Down