Crossword

ACROSS

1 It’s often served in a narrow dish 5 1996 romcom titled after a 1963 hit song 15 Spots

16 Briefly

17 River near

Rugby 18 Elemental

measurement 19 Gossips

21 House VIP 22 Thought from

Descartes 23 Hand-played

drum

25 Steps in for 27 Post-9/11 musical about the diversion of flights to Newfoundland 30 Comparable (to) 31 Joe,

commercially 32 Partner of to 35 Linguine sauce 37 Old California

fort

38 Small shoot 40 Fantasy creature from the Old English for “giant”

41 Turn out to be 44 Single

45 “Blue Sky”Best Actress Oscar winner

47 He debuted at La Scala 12/26/1900 50 Puts up

51 With 52-Across, type of barbecue

52 See 51-Across 55 Crackerjacks 57 Keeping

tabs on

60 Store

61 Witness to Padmé and Anakin’s wedding 62 Fever with chills 63 Intimidates 64 Swarm

DOWN

1 Skin care brand 2 Romantic

keepsake 3 Janet Yellen, e.g. 4 Soothing

compound

5 In certain

respects

6 With 59-Down, later

7 Piccadilly Circus statue

8 1980 teen

musical

9 “That. Is.

Amazing.” 10 Peabody Award-winning Robertson 11 Mutual ill will 12 Couples 13 Discom

bobulated 14 Those in favor 20 Org. involved in the Waco Siege 24 Turkeys

26 Lot fillers

27 __ Spear, easternmost point in Canada 28 Mercredi

preceder 29 Cite as proof 32 Place for big

news 33 Sounds about

right

34 Arch with

a point 36 Needs to

remit 39 Menu venue, perhaps 42 Woodlice, e.g.

43 Best thing since sliced bread, so to speak 45 Lower

in rank 46 Wasn’t behind

anyone 47 Medical events in a 1977 thriller 48 Captain’s

direction 49 Last name in

fashion? 53 Hardly happy 54 One of the

Jacksons 56 Shoot

58 Big __

59 See 6- Down