Crossword

ACROSS 1 Jack who starred on “Dragnet” 5 Percussion in a pagoda 9 Serves as a lookout for, say 14 Mata ___ (W.W. I spy) 15 Actress Perlman of “Cheers” 16 Tennis star Djokovic 17 Vaping device, informally 18 Skeptical comeback 19 Where pasta originated 20 “Green” 1986 film? 23 Word before Ghost or Grail 24 Not strict, as security 25 Defiant challenge to a bully 28 Singer McCartney 30 Resort with springs 33 Seller of TV spots, informally 34 Subject most familiar to a portrait painter 35 Roseanne who’s not on “The Conners” 36 “Fluid” 2017 film? 39 Capital of 19-Across 40 Enter a pool headfirst 41 Streamer of “Game of Thrones” 42 Rink surface 43 “O.K. by me” 44 “Whoa there!” 45 Ginger ___ (soft drink) 46 Light source that needs occasional replacement 47 “Noted” 1965 film? 55 Black ___ spider 56 Carl who composed “Carmina Burana” 57 Greek sandwich 58 Sheep-related 59 Teeming 60 Chew on like a beaver 61 Frighten off 62 Apple device with earbuds 63 Hankerings DOWN 1 Sharpen 2 To ___ his own 3 Cracker topping spread with a knife 4 Grand pooh-bah 5 Car part between the headlights 6 “Yippee!” 7 “… and ___ the twain shall meet” 8 Feline: Sp. 9 Neither vegetable nor mineral, in a guessing game 10 Cosmetic injection 11 Welsh “John” 12 Story 13 Vodka in a blue bottle 21 Energy, informally 22 Trivial entertainment 25 Prefix with lineal 26 Like a committee formed for a special purpose PUZZLE BY JIM HILGER 27 Krispy doughnuts ___ 28 Minor annoyance 29 Soothing plant extract 30 Withheld the publication of 31 Alternative to Ragú 32 Symbol on a one-way street sign 34 What planets do on their axes 35 Pram 37 Word of parting in Paris 38 Engulf, old-style 43 Blossom 44 Breathed heavily 45 In unison 46 Terrific, on Broadway 47 Lacking depth, informally 48 Hill : ants :: ___ : bees 49 Revise, as text 50 “Me neither,” formally 51 Reason to call a plumber 52 “Auld Lang ___” 53 Longtime rival of Saudi Arabia 54 Anthropomorphic figures in many “Far Side” cartoons