NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fret 5 Singer/actress Midler 10 Heading on a list of

errands 14 Memo 15 No turn may be allowed then, according to a sign 16 Lab assistant in a

horror film 17 Face-to-face exam 18 Group that includes North, South, East and West 20 Actor Thornton of

“Sling Blade” 22 Opposite of exits 23 Shower 24 ___ fide 25 Carlsbad feature 28 Chesapeake Bay

delicacy 32 Beelike 33 Can of worms, say 34 Singer Yoko 35 Writer Ayn and others 36 Naval rank: Abbr. 37 Bare-bones 39 Frigid 40 Writing tablets 41 Dentist’s directive 42 Activity a puppy loves 45 Talked back to 46 Currier and ___ 47 Bit of bumper damage 48 Golden Delicious and

others 51 Service provided at

Meineke and Pep Boys 55 Sparring injury,

perhaps 57 California wine valley 58 Bygone Italian coins 59 Artless 60 Hawaiian strings,

informally 61 Ones giving or

receiving alimony 62 Like some preppy

jackets 63 Eat like a bird

DOWN

1 High-hatter 2 Spelling of “90210” 3 And others, for short 4 Versed in the classics, say 5 Certain spool 6 Company with a spectacular 2001 bankruptcy 7 Chicago daily, briefly, with “the” 8 Koppel or Kennedy 9 Just beat, as in a competition 10 Something always sold

in mint condition? 11 Eye amorously 12 Sullen 13 Heavenly bodies 19 Feminine suffix 21 Tall tales 24 Seventh heaven 25 West Indies native 26 Rapidly 27 Old LPs and 45s 28 Quaint lodging hinted at by the outsides of 18-, 20-, 28-, 42-, 51or 55-Across 29 Reddish/white horses 30 Biscotti flavoring 31 Like chicken breast

cutlets 33 Boyfriends 37 Shenanigan 38 “Now hear this!” 40 Something brought to

a birthday party 43 Easter blooms 44 Designer ___ Saint

Laurent 45 Bottom of the ocean 47 The “D” of PRNDL 48 Competent 49 Grand ___ (auto race) 50 Chaste 51 Cheese popular with

crackers 52 Actor Gyllenhaal 53 Crude group? 54 Take in some sun 56 Black bird