N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “God is the perfect ___”: Robert Browning 5 Hormel product 9 “Avatar” f/x, e.g. 12 Subjects of some insurance company reports 14 An oil, maybe 15 Sharing thoughts like a Vulcan [Detroit, Fargo]

16 Brillo rival 17 Wise alternative 18 What the nose knows 19 Little matter

20 “Iron Lady” of Israeli politics 22 Classic of daytime TV first aired in 1962 [Atlanta, Bangor]

26 Germany’s von Bismarck 29 ___ Belt (part of a constellation)

30 Certain ant

33 Lie in the past?

34 Health care hero, for short

36 Red, white and blue land … or what 15-, 22-, 45- and 57-Across feature? 39 “Shark Tank” network

40 Berry that looks like a blueberry 41 Aircraft company headquartered in Kansas

42 Emmy winner

Carl or

Rob

44 Pop

45 Arthritis symptom [Altoona, South

Bend]

47 Peter or Paul, but not Mary 51 Off-road fourwheelers, for short

52 Pilfer, to Brits 55 Wrinklyfaced dog 56 ___-Town (Midwest hub) 57 Sommelier’s suggestion [Oshkosh, Omaha]

61 He’s a doll 62 Kind of milk 63 End of many an address 64 Granny, e.g. 65 Isle of ___

DOWN

1 Kind of scheme 2 Bygone 3 Muppet who once helped Emeril on “Emeril Live” 4 One up, for example 5 Libya’s Gulf of ___

6 Taro dish 7 She’s a doll 8 Only ingredient in Accent, in brief

9 They might click on a dance floor

10 Some bachelor party attendees

11 Self proclamation? 12 Mention 13 It helps you see details

15 Shh … it’s the word! 19 Way back when

21 Digital media player since 2008

23 ___ Hall (“The

Wind in the Willows” residence) 24 Brand name derived from the phrase “crystallized cottonseed oil”

25 Gave an inkling 27 Leaseholder, e.g.

28 Muscle controlled by the radial nerve, informally 30 Sports grp. founded by Billie Jean King

31 “No, you can’t be serious!”

32 Not serving 33 Hawaiian ring

35 Grp. of inspectors 37 Seat of ancient Irish kings

38 “Hurry!”

43 ___ and outs 44 Wading bird with a long, slender bill

45 King of Pop, in tabloids 46 Hamhanded

48 Offer one’s

two cents

49 Get rid of the

ball, in a way 50 One might be deviled 53 Mustang and Pinto, for two

54 Rockette’s move 57 Cooking utensil

58 Stop on the road

59 ___-Latin

60 Spanish king