The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 *Bit of blue

humor

5 Old beer with the ad line “From the land of sky blue waters” 10 *No-good con

man 14 European sister brand of Buick 15 Something in a

drafts folder 16 Sun god

worshiper 17 Wallop

18 *Clint Eastwood title role

19 It has a 25-min. nocalculator section

20 She had a “major” role on “M*A*S*H” 23 End of a song at a New Year’s Eve party 24 One, overseas 25 Race leader? 27 Identify 28 *Secrets that would be embarrassing to reveal 31 What several characters in “Coming Home” came home from, informally

33 To laugh, in

Lyon

35 ___ patch 36 Minute Maid Park player, for short 37 Brainstorm 39 Welcome at the

door

41 Suisse

sweetheart 42 Versus: Abbr. 45 Weigh in, say 46 They’re all in

the family

47 He sang (but did not write) “I Write the Songs”

50 One who’s second to vote, usually

51 They get punched

53 Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 … with a hint to this puzzle’s theme 57 Lowdown

58 W. C. Fields

persona 59 Sign with an arrow 61 California tourist destination 62 Comparatively

peeved 63 Some hosp.

staffers 64 *Something that might be bleeped 65 Intersected 66 *Stink

eye

Down

1 *Unpleasant task that “someone has to do” 2 Expose, in

verse

3 Color much worn on

St. Patrick’s Day

4 John with five

Grammys 5 Giggle 6 Dilettante 7 *Gin, vermouth and olive juice concoction 8 Kind of warning 9 Stallone and

Stone

10 Fatty acid, e.g. 11 Like some scratch-off lottery tickets 12 Signature Obama measure, for short 13 *Lowdown

scoundrel 21 Cousin, e.g.:

Abbr.

22 Very, informally 23 Extended a

greeting 26 Berth

place 27 *Underhanded

stratagem 29 2000s

Japanese P.M. 30 B&O and others: Abbr. 32 *Ill-gotten gains 34 It’s used to pick things up 36 Conciliatory gift 38 Pusillanimous 40 Quaint greeting to a lady or gent

42 Like many early

schoolhouses 43 *X-rated film 44 Jungle gym, for

one

48 Not quite right 49 “Cheeseburger, large fries and a root beer,” e.g.

51 Not so hot 52 Former Cleveland Orchestra conductor George

53 Axis leader 54 Winter frost 55 Fair

56 El ___ (weather

phenomenon) 57 “Wham!” 60 “You should

know better!”