DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Aesop’s lazy grasshopper, for one 6 One of many in an ovation 10 Critter catcher 14 “Stars and Stripes Forever” composer 15 __ Hashanah: Jewish New Year 16 Beatles meter maid 17 Classic violin 18 Eight-armed mollusks 20 Challenging response to provocation 22 Like many a villainous fictional scientist 23 Baseball tool 24 Strut on a runway 28 Newsman Huntley 30 Word with chick or split 33 Ruthless strategy 36 Operatic highlight 37 America’s National Tree 38 Fish-catching bird 39 Nestlé chocolate chip treat 44 George Carlin hosted the first one, briefly 45 Yours and mine 46 Warned, like a cornered cat 47 Appropriate 48 Actor Mineo 49 Words on Lucy’s “Psychiatric Help - 5¢” sign ... and a hint to 20-, 33and 39-Across 56 Always masked one’s true self 58 Fuming 59 Cheese in a red wax coating 60 “Cheerio” 61 Father-son senators from Tennessee 62 Jupiter and Neptune, e.g. 63 Like Mr. Hyde, e.g. 64 Phishing nets? DOWN 1 Words to an old chap 2 “__ arigato”: Japanese “thanks a lot” 3 Bash with tiki bars 4 This, to Juan 5 1988 Hoffman title role 6 Ballpark filler 7 With 55-Down, monster’s lake 8 Regarding 9 Ditzy “Friends” friend and singer Snow 10 Bond between friends 11 Stand up 12 Chowed down 13 Kent and Kettle 19 Aristotle’s teacher 21 “The Banana Boat Song” word 24 755 HRs and 2297 RBIs for 25-Down, e.g. 25 Slugger Hank 26 Mastery 27 Recover from wounds 28 Tactless 29 Walk on a trail 30 Exec’s extras 31 Bert’s buddy 32 Plant __: start something 34 Do the honors, at a winefest 35 Modernists, briefly 40 Wished 41 Render obsolete 42 Transportation secretary Elaine 43 Drillers at sea 47 Throat-clearing sounds 48 Take unlawfully 49 Plug on the small screen 50 Norse king 51 __ Field: Mets’ stadium 52 Camaro __-Z 53 Poet Teasdale 54 Tabloid couple 55 See 7-Down 56 Chicken serving 57 Altar vow