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