The New York Times

ACROSS

1 Redding who wrote “Respect”

5 New York’s ___ Lawrence College 10 Scoundrels 14 Blowout 15 Sauce that’s heavy on garlic … and vowels 16 “Thirty-something” actor Ken 17 Investment for a humorist? 19 Word before curriculum or meltdown

20 Mila of “Bad Moms” 21 Insubstantial beverage … or argument 23 Vacation goal, in brief 24 Investment for a butcher? 26 Constitution or Independence, in D.C. 27 Prepared to be knighted 29 Election winner of 1908 30 Lucretia ___, pioneer in women’s rights 32 T-Mobile competitor: Abbr. 33 The Diamondbacks, on scoreboards 34 Collection that demonstrates job skills … as suggested by 17-, 24-, 48- and 55-Across

39 What makes car care? 40 Gardner of old Hollywood 41 Strategic objective soon after the D-Day invasion 43 Science fiction award

45 Part of Wonder Woman’s outfit 47 “Aaron Burr, ___” (song from “Hamilton”) 48 Investment for a physicist? 50 Tequila source 52 Like some gift bows 53 Working stiff 54 Ditch 55 Investment for a restaurateur?

59 In a bit 60 Devilishly clever insults, in slang 61 Adidas competitor 62 Repair

63 “The final frontier” 64 Phone nos.

DOWN

1 Dungeons & Dragons meanie 2 Solemnly promised 3 Unaffected by 4 Lighten one’s wallet, so to speak 5 Simon ___

6 Big inits. in finance 7 Aussie animal 8 Completely offbase

9 Like advanced screens, informally

10 “Dinner” preceder on a dinner invitation 11 Much 12 Proceeding by the shortest way 13 Underhanded sort 18 Old-fashioned weapon for handto-hand combat 22 Dodger beater in the 2017 World Series

23 Zodiac animal after fishes

24 Texas politico O’Rourke 25 Chicago transport choice

28 It may get hot under the collar 31 What Hamlet meets in Act V of “Hamlet” 33 Way yonder 35 Unwanted engine sound

36 It might be muted 37 Horror movie cry 38 Staple of Mediterranean cuisine 42 Material collected in Minecraft 43 Scorcher

44 A group of carolers may sing in it 45 Build some muscle 46 50 or more letters? 48 Its founder was born in Mecca 49 Box- office busts 51 Intimated

53 Do some modeling for artists

56 New Deal program with the slogan “We Do Our Part,” in brief

57 The Tar Heels of the A.C.C. 58 Rapper Lil ___ X