NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 African menace

6 Opening between the vocal cords 13 Six-time M.L.B. All-Star Rusty 14 Outing at which participants go hogwild?

15 Run out, as a well

16 Place securely

17 Series of exchanges in a chat window 19 Longtime parent of Parlophone 20 Gross figure

24 “Ciao!”

26 Part of a Disneyland postal address 30 “Jay Leno’s Garage” channel 31 They’re connected to arteries 32 Hosp. procedure with a readout 34 Woven into

38 ___ soda

39 Rodenticide

42 Catches

45 1950s title lyric after “When we are dancing and you’re dangerously near me …”

46 One from the Land of Cakes 47 Group that bows onstage

48 For all ___

50 Trophy

55 Completely fall apart

58 In a frenzy

60 Without intermission

61 First fill-in on many a form 62 Contributor to a locker room odor 63 Door

DOWN

1 Venue near Penn Station, for short 2 Alter ego for Lex Luthor 3 Improved the situation

4 Prickly plant parts 5 You’ll never get to the bottom of this 6 Rotted

7 In the cellar

8 Fantasy creature spawned from mud 9 “___: Ragnarok” (2017 film)

10 Wine vessel

11 Worshiper of the sun god Inti

12 Part of an office building address: Abbr.

14 Brightly colored perennial

18 “___, ’tis true …” (start of a Shakespearean sonnet)

19 Series finale?

21 Drives in a field 22 Corresponding need?

23 Jet (off)

25 Stomach

27 Half a laugh

28 In-state attendees of Drake University, e.g.

29 Summer hrs. for 28-Down 33 Something it’s bad to pull

34 The rainbow personified 35 Badger or hound

36 Top

37 Associate in finance, say 40 Blue-green?

41 Tiny amount of time: Abbr. 43 Nightclub hiree

44 Brand at a garage 49 Hackneyed

51 Fashionably high-class 52 Makeup of some sci-fi beams 53 Some dip, informally

54 “Let’s do this thing!”

55 Tour division

56 Barnyard male

57 ___ Speedwagon

59 Only 5-point tile in Scrabble