Crossword

ACROSS

1 Finger-pointing activity, colloquially 10 Throw away

15 Hit 2018 film involving a gay teenage romance 16 World capital NE of Vientiane 17 Melodramatic shout of resignation 18 Boot 19 Worker in “The 12 Days of Christmas” 20 Diverts

22 Host of the 2007 and 2014 Academy Awards, familiarly 24 “You betcha!” 25 Ingredient in an old-fashioned 26 Marriage agreement?

29 “There, there”

32 Royal name of Norway

34 Stirred up

35 Where to see a display of balance?

38 Content

40 Volleyball quartet?

41 Part of a chest

43 “Toodles!”

44 Marked by apery

46 State capital with fewer than 20,000 residents

51 Interview conducted online, for short

52 Term of address for a drag queen

54 Puts in a hold

55 Bad bedmate

59 Beverages from 56-Down

60 Actor Hammer of “The Social Network” 61 Get a Lyft, say 63 Going after, in a way 64 Things that get hot-wired? 65 Unexpected difficulties 66 Armed conflict, euphemistically

DOWN

1 “My word!,” in Britain 2 That’s the spot! 3 Makes use (of) 4 Gave a darn? 5 Population abbr. 6 Short-term engagements 7 Mine, to a mademoiselle 8 Like a stereotypical teenager 9 Supreme Court justices, e.g. 10 Singer featured in the 2018 film sequel to 37-Down 11 Gouda alternative 12 Travel along a tightrope, maybe 13 Young rooster 14 Purchases for do-it-yourselfers 21 “Civil Disobedience” essayist, 1849

23 Virtual animal on a once-popular website

27 Courtroom command 28 John who explored northern Canada 30 Restriction that some service animals are exempt from 31 Divisions in the N.F.L.: Abbr. 33 Sucker, for short

35 Navy V.I.P. 36 This is a test 37 Musical set on a Greek island 39 One-named singer whose name sounds like a goodbye 42 Gradually withdrawing (from) 45 Lemonlike fruit 47 Brigham Young, notably

48 Offer comfort to

49 Does some backup dancing? 50 Size up

53 Deity in a Hindu trinity 55 Sound from a subwoofer 56 Holders of 59-Across 57 Things showing dedication? 58 Chap 62 Title in Colombo