The New York Times

ACROSS

1 One of two in “Hamilton” 4 Back end of a horse 8 Form an impression of 13 Question asked with an open mouth 14 Border with many posts 15 Some are restricted 16 *Expense independent of production 18 Hoops 19 Pop open, as a bottle 20 Does something naughty 22 Bird on Canada’s $1 coin 23 *How Clayton Kershaw pitches 28 “Frankenstein” author 30 ___ Duncan, Obama education secretary 31 Org. that investigated Al Capone 34 Munch Museum’s city 35 Disposed (to) 36 *One of a dozen for a sweetheart 38 *Decathlon event 40 Surrounding 41 Phobia 42 Girl in the fam 43 Things that may be locked or sealed 44 High-end British sports car 47 *Something to make up 49 Fried ___ (Southern dish) 53 Designated dwarf planet since 2006 54 A.P. Latin reading 56 Trickery 58 Like either word in the answers to the five starred clues 61 Disjointed 62 Essayist’s starting point 63 “Sure do” 64 Final authority 65 Adirondack chair part 66 Certain female soldier

DOWN

1 Like an epic fail 2 Slacks material 3 Mexican tourist city known for its silver 4 Impulsive 5 “___ momento” 6 Hosts 7 Diminutive, fashionwise 8 Obese “Star Wars” character 9 Some street scenes 10 Spy communication spots 11 Square dance party? 12 Subj. for many green card seekers 14 Only four-term prez 17 Many, many years 21 Unlikely to ask someone out 24 Vogue competitor 25 ___ Rida (“My House” rapper) 26 Jaded feeling 27 Specifics, slangily 29 “I don’t give a ___” 31 Bluff-busting words 32 Florida senator Marco 33 Blows the whistle 35 Dermatologist’s concern 37 Cattle thieves 38 Actor Penn of “Milk” 39 Working diligently 41 Bug that thrives in the winter 44 “I pity the fool” speaker 45 Takes over 46 Zip 48 Zip 50 Mombasa is its secondlargest city 51 Up 52 Skilled 55 Besides others: Abbr. 56 Used to be 57 Sam Adams Rebel ___ 59 I.S.P. whose logo contains a period 60 Eponymous Belgian tourist locale