The New York Times crossword puzzle

No. 0512

Across 1 Rapids transits? 6 Foot or furlong 10 With 10-Down, enthusiastic south-of-theborder assent 14 Constellation with Rigel and Betelgeuse 15 Prefix with second 16 Prep school near Windsor Castle 17 *Dessert with light and dark streaks 19 Puts the cuffs on 20 The Black Knights of college football 21 Computer seen at a Genius Bar 22 Gustav who composed “The Planets” 23 Dundee denial 24 *First thing to do on a to-do list 27 Building material that was no problem for the Big Bad Wolf 29 Catering hall dispenser 30 Pioneer in email 31 Microsoft virtual assistant introduced in 2014 35 About, on a memo 36 Product warning label appropriate for the answers to the four starred clues 39 Like Brown University since 1971 40 Comic convention, for one 41 Info for an Uber or Lyft customer, for short 42 35mm camera type 43 Sells hard 47 *Sidewinder, for one 52 “Whaaa?” 53 Broncos Hall-of-Famer John 54 ___ Lanka 55 “Encore!” 56 “What a pity” 57 *One having trouble keeping weight off 60 Not prerecorded 61 Establishments at many highway interchanges 62 Like the flavor of some barbecue sauces 63 Discarded part of a watermelon 64 Walk back and forth 65 ___ code

Down 1 Residents of the Eternal City 2 Noah’s Ark landing site 3 Less yielding, as a mattress 4 Country singer Keith 5 Show with Kate McKinnon, in brief 6 Open, as a bottle 7 ___ Image Awards 8 Printed publicity, slangily 9 One of 20 for a bear 10 See 10-Across 11 Language in which “thank you” is “grazie,” to natives 12 Excuse meant to elicit sympathy 13 Au courant 18 Angst-ridden rock genre 22 Pumpkin 24 Deuces 25 ___ the mill (ordinary) 26 Steaming mad 28 It’s below 7 on the pH scale 32 Rummage (through) 33 Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great 34 ___ Arbor, Mich. 35 Wee 36 What a whopper! 37 When airconditioners really hum 38 ESPN’s Arthur ___ Courage Award 39 Post boxes? 42 On the ___ (sneakily) 44 Light particle 45 “I’ve found it!” 46 Crow with nine Grammys 48 Used a stun gun on 49 Justin Timberlake’s former band 50 Came to light 51 Not be serious 55 Something frequently reposted 57 Puppy’s bark 58 “I’m ___ roll!” 59 Comcast, e.g., for short