THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Slugger’s stat 4 Shout from a coach driver 8 With 63Across, what some performers saw in Las Vegas? … or a hint to this puzzle's theme 14 Extension 15 BMW competitor 16 Get back for 17 Media muzzler 19 Neighbourhood grocery 20 Fed. bond 21 Frank 23 Just ___ on the map 24 In the slightest 26 Letterhead abbr. 29 Cupid, e.g. 31 Fearsome Hindu deity 33 Punishment short of jail time 34 Judge’s pronouncement at a hearing 35 Error at cards 39 Popular Toyota 40 “Carmen” and “Elektra” 41 Choice 42 Leigh of “Psycho” 43 Anne Brontë’s first novel 48 Anomalous 49 Like dessert wines, typically 50 Many a staffer 51 Reserves 54 Crows 55 Garrulous 57 Saxophonist Cannonball 60 Prefix with -pod 61 Marvin of Motown 62 Three, in Tuscany 63 See 8-Across 64 Augur 65 C.I.A.’s forerunner

DOWN

1 Shabby 2 1972 Oscar refuser 3 “That’s enough, thanks” 4 Ending with hard or soft 5 1963 Paul Newman movie 6 Tribute of a sort 7 Broadcasting unit? 8 Name 9 River through Bath 10 “___ Dinah” (1958 hit for Frankie Avalon) 11 Kind of mass, in physics 12 Shape of a Silly Putty container 13 Multitude 18 Palindromic man’s name 22 Land in la mer 24 Wanted poster word 25 “West Side Story” role 27 Malevolence 28 “___ Land,” 2016 film 30 E’s equivalent 31 Results of chafing 32 “Westworld” network 34 Large jazz combo 35 Voodoo 36 Apple Store purchase 37 Message from a short person? 38 School commencement? 39 Shape of a sushi hand roll 41 Way, way back 43 Really move 44 Teri of “Young Frankenstein” 45 Classic theater name 46 Border cutters 47 “Absolutely!” 49 Below, as a goal 52 Lead-in to girl or boy 53 Keyboard key abbr. 54 “How have you ___?” 55 Modern film effects, for short 56 Ben Solo’s father 58 Challenge for salmon 59 Salon job