The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 “God is the perfect ___”: Robert Browning 5 Hormel product 9 “Avatar” f/x, e.g. 12 Subjects of some insurance company reports 14 An oil, maybe 15 Sharing thoughts like a Vulcan [Detroit, Fargo] 16 Brillo rival 17 Wise alternative 18 What the nose knows

19 Little matter 20 “Iron Lady” of Israeli politics 22 Classic of daytime TV first aired in 1962 [Atlanta, Bangor] 26 Germany’s von Bismarck

29 ___ Belt (part of a constellation) 30 Certain ant

33 Lie in the past? 34 Health care hero, for short 36 Red, white and blue land … or what 15-, 22-, 45and 57-Across feature? 39 “Shark Tank” network 40 Berry that looks like a blueberry 41 Aircraft company headquartered in Kansas 42 Emmy winner Carl or Rob 44 Pop 45 Arthritis symptom [Altoona, South Bend]

47 Peter or Paul, but not Mary 51 Off-road four-wheelers, for short 52 Pilfer, to Brits 55 Wrinkly-faced dog 56 ___-Town (Midwest hub) 57 Sommelier’s suggestion [Oshkosh, Omaha] 61 He’s a doll 62 Kind of milk

63 End of many an address 64 Granny, e.g. 65 Isle of ___

DOWN

1 Kind of scheme 2 Bygone 3 Muppet who once helped Emeril on “Emeril Live” 4 One up, for example 5 Libya’s Gulf of ___

6 Taro dish 7 She’s a doll 8 Only ingredient in Accent, in brief

9 They might click on a dance floor 10 Some bachelor party attendees 11 Self proclamation? 12 Mention

13 It helps you see details

15 Shh … it’s the word!

19 Way back when 21 Digital media player since 2008

23 ___ Hall (“The Wind in the Willows” residence)

24 Brand name derived from the phrase “crystallized cottonseed oil” 25 Gave an inkling 27 Leaseholder, e.g. 28 Muscle controlled by the radial nerve, informally 30 Sports grp. founded by Billie Jean King

31 “No, you can’t be serious!” 32 Not serving 33 Hawaiian ring 35 Grp. of inspectors 37 Seat of ancient Irish kings 38 “Hurry!”

43 ___ and outs 44 Wading bird with a long, slender bill 45 King of Pop, in tabloids 46 Ham-handed 48 Offer one’s two cents

49 Get rid of the ball, in a way

50 One might be deviled 53 Mustang and Pinto, for two 54 Rockette’s move 57 Cooking utensil 58 Stop on the road 59 ___-Latin 60 Spanish king