Crossword

ACROSS

1 Melville captain

5 “Murder, ___ Wrote”

8 Open to all

12 Cusco’s country

13 “Mazel ___!”

14 Not deceived by 15 Shapeless mass

16 Suffix with press

17 Garage occupant 18 Mononymous actor/ comedian who starred in “A Different World” and “Jingle All the Way” (1996) 20 “Shameless” star Emmy 22 “Hawaii Five-0” accessory 23 “Is it soup ___?” 24 Flower with a showy head 27 Totaled

31 Argentine dance

32 What new parents lack 33 Planet between Mercury and Earth

34 “Riverdale” characters 35 Top 40 music

37 Speed: Abbr.

38 Child actress-turned-diplomat Shirley 41 Foolish folly

45 Part of a court game name 46 Genie’s summons 48 Accurate

49 NASCAR’s Earnhardt Jr. 50 “Diff’rent Strokes” and “The Facts of Life” star Charlotte 51 Opposite of endo52 Iowa State’s home 53 Calendar spans: Abbr. 54 Beauty pageant wear

DOWN

1 Some alerts, for short

2 Pad prefix

3 The King’s middle name 4 Animated preschoolers’ series that features talking fish 5 “Dances with Wolves” (1990) and “Penny Dreadful” star Wes

6 Opposite of vert.

7 Day starter?

8 New comedy film that premieres on HBO on September 12

9 Burden of proof

10 Words to Brutus

11 2005 Dwayne Johnson film based on a video game 19 Deodorant type 21 Magnetic field unit 24 Off-road goer, for short 25 Ed.’s request

26 Old cable TV inits. 28 Maiden name preceder 29 Perfect rating

30 Photo ___ (media events) 36 “Friends” and “The Odd Couple” star Matthew 37 Good things to pick up from people

38 Magician’s cry 39 Cowboy actor Jack 40 Y chromosome carrier 42 Ocean predator 43 Portions of meat 44 “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018) and “Star Trek: Discovery” star Michelle

47 Egypt and Syria, once: Abbr.