The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Checks for

bugs

10 Dealt (with) 15 Percocet

relative 16 Barbershop job 17 She’s always down for a good time 18 Lydia neighbor 19 ___-conscious 20 Vehicle with

a cab

21 In telephone

hell?

22 Zeus trapped

Typhon under it 24 Utter madness 26 QB protectors 27 Ones concerned with stress 29 Letters

before Q 30 Pure and

simple

31 Island known for its meditation retreats 33 Baker’s

shortcut 35 Roman who said “Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error” 38 Zero

39 Coming up 41 Bad

impression? 42 Email folder 43 Stick it to? 45 Piths

49 ___ characters

(Chinese script) 50 Do over 52 Reaction to an insult

53 It may come with age 55 Horror movie figure, in brief 57 “Rockaria!” band, for short 58 Publisher’s

concern

59 Joke shop

purchase

61 ___ hole 62 Passover meal in Exodus 63 Proceeds 64 “Sounds good”

Down

1 Children’s character associated with a crook 2 “Precisely!,”

informally 3 Power of

old films 4 You might clean yours up or put one on 5 Tops and

such

6 TV actress

Georgia 7 Reaction

producers 8 Like a good workout 9 Hot show with a cold open, for short

10 TV spinoff beginning in 2004 11 “I know the

answer!” 12 Big picture 13 It might accompany “Heh, heh, heh” 14 Smokin’

hot 21 Station

measure

23 In an ideal world

25 1970 Jackson

5 #1 hit 28 Garment whose name is often spelled with “ee” at the end 30 Ex-Steeler Jerome dubbed “The Bus” 32 More stretched

out

34 Diddy ___ (peanutshooting Nintendo character) 35 Indicator of

liquidity 36 “Thanks, Captain Obvious” 37 Swirly sweet

seller 40 Whigs’ successor, briefly 41 “Heavens to

Betsy!” 44 New Jersey’s state tree

46 Erika with six Daytime Emmys 47 “Honor Thy Father” writer 48 Containing a spoiler, say 50 Stay-at-home mom and dad, e.g. 51 Pet feline 54 Sell

56 Bean ___ 59 4x platinum 2001 album with the

#1 hit “I’m Real” 60 Leopard

spot