NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Web and TV broadcast about celebrities

8 String of

churches?

14 Many an American Legion member of the ’50s-’60s 15 “I wouldn’t do that” 16 Hometown of

Kamala Harris 17 Mob rule?

18 “Yes, that’s it!” 19 Best-selling compact S.U.V. introduced in 2007

21 N.B.A. Western Conference team, familiarly 23 Blocked

from view 24 Captures 25 Rushes

27 DSL device 29 Evidence of eligibility for senior discounts 31 Milk-derived 36 Dweller in the Eastern Himalayas 37 Sticking out 38 Fruit with a

yellow rind 39 Evergreens whose leaves are used culinarily 40 Tightly packed,

disorderly crowd 42 What ancient Egyptians treated with honey 43 Important word in both physics and religion 47 Conjunction in

a rebus puzzle 48 New contacts,

informally

50 Hit 2010s sci-fi series in which a single actress plays multiple clones

55 Shout of support 56 ___ rights

57 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band named after its leader

59 Prey for a jackal 60 Exceptional

athlete

61 Hebrew leaders 62 Celebrity embarrassment, maybe

DOWN

1 Wee hour 2 Villain’s cackle 3 Mosquito-borne danger in 2016 news 4 Wee wee? 5 Man’s name that spells a fictional people backward 6 Start of an old boast 7 Strong winds may push them back, in brief 8 Disappointing news at an outdoor sports event

9 Stink

10 Not publicize

for now

11 Words to

live by

12 Did a film editing job on

13 Sally of the Obama administration 15 Rope, essentially 20 Did a farrier’s

job on 22 Anatomical

dividers

26 Hard covers 27 Dr.’s order 28 First-time Winter Olympics participant of 2014 29 Multiple choice choices 30 Predators of

the Amazon 32 Around 33 “Riverdale” or

“The O.C.” 34 Words yawned in

the afternoon 35 Price abbr. 37 Uncle’s

name

39 Bump on a log 41 Capital NNE of

Marrakesh 43 Parental

nickname 44 Red-haired film

princess 45 Bender

46 Spiffy

49 Western on A.F.I.’s “100 Years … 100 Movies” list 51 Symbol of life 52 Unchanged 53 Customer ___ 54 Name attached to a Southeastern “-ville”

58 Supply during

a boom?