The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Bluegill or

crappie 8 Iceberg

neighbor 15 Rice variety used in rice pudding 16 The Amu Darya no longer feeds it 17 Mob law? 18 Follower of un

favor 19 They can be

right-leaning 20 Cause of

dejection 22 One of Jesus’ brothers, in baseball 23 All-clear

indication? 24 Hires

competition 26 Head of

technology? 27 Veiled

statement? 28 Tea Party

goals 30 Game-ending

exclamation 31 English teacher’s stack 33 Product of a twisted sense of humor 35 Itself, in a Latin

legal phrase 37 Knot holder 38 Handsome surgeon’s nickname on “Grey’s Anatomy” 42 Was piggish,

say 46 Québec’s ___

Jésus 47 What many people do on vacation 49 Plastic finish? 50 Slush pile item,

for short 52 “Excellent mornings guaranteed” product 53 Expansion

group? 54 Try to swipe 56 Core of a tablet,

briefly 57 Dinosaur in many Nintendo games 58 Brand name whose middle letter is capitalized for no apparent reason 60 Presidents Cup

runner 62 Mustang, e.g. 63 Champion 64 Made smooth

and glossy 65 Fought agin

Down 1 What an ace is

rarely seen on 2 Relatives of

recitatives 3 “Dateline”

group 4 “The Young Man From Atlanta” Pulitzer winner, 1995 5 They can roll

over, briefly 6 Editorial

qualification 7 Brazilian supply 8 Leave an online

game in a huff 9 Subject of a statue outside Boston’s TD Garden 10 “Thank

you, ___” 11 U.S.-built route that’s mostly outside the U.S. 12 “Do we have the green light?” 13 One whose work is picking up? 14 “C’mon … gimme a challenge!” 21 Meanies of

fantasy 24 Its logo was the U.K.’s first registered trademark 25 Denmark sold it to the U.S. in 1917 28 Enters with

keys 29 Tangled mass 32 Ball or strike

lead-in 34 Garner, for

short 36 Plastic that’s

often green 38 Blooper reel

highlights 39 Born Blonde

brand 40 Foreordain 41 Business review company with a 2012 I.P.O. 43 Korean

compact 44 Bubble over 45 On a wish list 48 Twain’s Tom

Canty, e.g. 51 The Godfather

of Gangsta Rap 53 Commercial

pictures? 55 Half-a-second

sound 57 Talks, talks,

talks 59 Duncan’s dissent 61 It auctions off used fed. property