The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Burden of proof 5 “Like ___” (remark

dismissing concern) 10 Tried to steal second, maybe 14 Impudent 15 Things called in roll call 16 French film 17 “Look how great I did!” 18 Computer help for a witch? 20 Fish that’s a source of caviar 22 Smooth transition from one

topic to the next 23 Gradually withdraw,

as from the bottle 24 Wearing only a bottom 26 Educational institution for

witches? 29 Clock sound at 6 a.m.,

maybe 30 Engrossed 31 Centerpiece of a beer bash 34 Canines 35 Aches and ___ 37 Possess 38 Takes too much, briefly 39 Tempo 40 Like a haunted house 41 How one might be forced to

accept a witch? 44 Japanese warrior 47 “The Ghost and Mrs. ___”

(1947 movie) 48 Super tennis servers 49 July 4, for the United States 53 Utterances from witches? 56 Dublin’s land 57 Lit ___ (coll. course) 58 Seriously overweight 59 Similar (to) 60 Grains used in Cheerios 61 “Hyperion” poet John 62 Wines like Beaujolais and

Chianti

DOWN

1 Chooses (to) 2 Tidy 3 Language of Pakistan 4 Sci-fi movie that’s inspired

many a Halloween costume 5 Line down a pant leg 6 Chickens for roasting 7 “I’ll second that!” 8 Seminary subj. 9 Immigrant’s subj. 10 Actor Maximilian 11 Feudal lord 12 Ear bone 13 Hockey feints 19 Bill worth 100 smackers 21 Target for a disinfectant wipe 24 Hotter ___ hell 25 “My bad!” 26 Dirt clump 27 Witches 28 Moans and groans, e.g. 29 “Much ___ About Nothing” 31 Marx who co-wrote “The

Communist Manifesto” 32 Like Michael Myers of

“Halloween” 33 “Huh, fancy that!” 35 Prefix with legal or trooper 36 Start of a play 37 “I’ll second that!” 39 Analyze grammatically 40 Rearrange, as text 41 German sausages 42 In the thick of 43 Ones patient with patients 44 Vanzetti’s partner in 1920s

crime 45 Honda luxury brand 46 Kind of badge for a boy

scout 49 La ___ Tar Pits 50 Construction on the

coast of Holland 51 Lacking rainfall 52 Hankerings 54 Stir-fry vessel 55 U.K. award