CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Join, as two pieces of metal by application of heat and pressure 9 Scrap 13 Preservers of plant specimens 14 Glaring 15 People on the wrong end of a landslide 16 Vivaldi’s birthplace 17 Says “But I don’t wanna!,” say 18 Manatee’s order, whose name comes from Greek myth 19 Part of a basketball court 20 Exposed part of a deal 23 Oscar composition, mostly 24 Bad actor 26 Boy’s name that’s a hardware item 27 Cosplay and fanfic are parts of it 29 Peace Palace locale, with “The” 33 A 43-Across may end one 34 Some next of kin 35 Hypothetical miracle material 38 Live-streaming problems 39 Strips to pieces? 43 Court coup 44 Pottery Barn stock 45 ___ lab (place for an angiogram) 47 Speedsters 49 Manhattan topper 51 Like evidence gathered in some stings 52 Delivery of supplies by air, in a way 54 “Golden Boy” writer 55 “To the best of my recollection …” 56 Decorticate 57 “Hardly a surprise”

DOWN

1 Nice thing after getting the cold shoulder? 2 The “P” of P. G. Wodehouse 3 Noble Italian family name shared by three popes 4 Alternatives to rumps 5 Enamel finish? 6 Part of a not-so-clean slate 7 Justin who directed “Star Trek Beyond” 8 Analogues of circuit solicitors, informally 9 Not around the bend 10 Publishing order 11 An emoticon is a simple form of it 12 Chain of seven countries 14 A maverick doesn’t follow it 16 Knowledge of fine arts 18 Approve 21 Losing side in the Battle of Marathon, 490 B.C. 22 Beat 25 Website with “The Next Big Thing” videos 26 One of about 3,412 in a kW-h 28 Term of endearment 29 Circus ring? 30 1997 adventure/horror film that takes place in the Amazon 31 Pistol 32 The TV network in “Network” 36 Stomach 37 Turn loose? 40 Stuck at a lodge, say 41 Besmirched 42 Gave it the old college try 44 Removes as superfluous 46 Hopped up 48 Gauge 50 Dome light? 52 One standing in an alley 53 Classification system used in some banks