N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Automated message poster 11 Insignificant row 15 Reading material for French fashionistas 16 Composer of “A-Hunting We Will Go” 17 Gobbledygook 18 “Los Caprichos” artist 19 Pop group whose name is an exclamation 20 Makes advances 21 Force to fit 22 Ready to serve 24 Persuade 25 Left-handed 26 Really takes off 28 Control, metaphorically 30 Not sweet 31 Was chicken, say 33 One who’s extremely green? 35 Green stuff 38 Works 39 Peppers that are hotter than jalapeños on the Scoville scale 41 Cry upon opening a hospital bill 42 Like the year 2017 43 Targets of naphthalene 45 Cabinet units: Abbr. 49 Guy in the kitchen 51 Corn porridge 53 Bar flier 54 109 in Vatican City 55 Iron production? 57 South America’s ___ Negro 58 “You ___?” 59 Part of a benefits package 61 Yours, in Tours 62 Extremely popular 63 Does some surgical work 64 Looking dazed

Down

1 Andy Taylor and Homer Simpson, for two 2 Cry of delight 3 Omnivorous lizard or its genus 4 Hardly a racing boat 5 Poker player’s blink, say 6 Touching things in competition 7 Brett who directed “Rush Hour” 8 Ben ___, legendary Washington Post editor 9 Hazard for marine life 10 It might accompany the wag of a finger 11 Astronomer whose show won three Emmys and a Peabody 12 Affianced 13 “I’m stumped — what do we do?” 14 New Jersey town near the George Washington Bridge 21 Source of news and blog postings 23 Bad play 27 Deli stock 29 Zippo 32 Touch alternative 34 Like croupiers’ tables 35 Treat with drugs 36 “Call right away!” 37 Summer stretch 39 To the extent that 40 Clinton Foundation head Donna 44 Processes, as ore 46 Betting tactic 47 Priority protocol 48 High 50 New York’s historic St. ___ Hotel 52 Walks 56 Anonymous news source 59 Halloween figure 60 TSA ___ (airport screening program, informally)