N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hitchcock, for one 5 Leave rolling in the aisles 9 Divulge 13 Women’s beauty magazine 14 Zilch 15 Army V.I.P. 16 Islands attire 18 Certain football pass 19 Bright-eyed 20 Fencing option 21 Huge 22 Narrow valley 23 Buddy 24 TV character who says “You know I wouldn’t talk in front of anyone but you” 25 Like some sex 30 Support group for adolescents 32 What may be dispensed from a dispenser 33 Phone button 34 International prize first awarded to Stephen Hawking in 1979 37 Claim 38 Things that may all be off 39 Conclude negotiations 40 Taverns and such 42 Buildup behind a dam 43 ___ bran 44 Pirate captain mentioned in Poe’s “The Gold-Bug” 45 With 42-Down, home construction material … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme 49 Modest skirt 50 Perfect 53 Whales like the one in “Moby-Dick” 54 Prudish 56 Checks for the ex 57 Actor Ken 58 Like arrangements for some wedding receptions 59 Pilgrims John and Priscilla 60 Leader between Mao and Jiang 61 Not dressy

DOWN

1 Arctic shipping hazard 2 Region in western Germany 3 Part of Q.E.D. 4 From abroad? 5 Took potshots (at) 6 Actress Sophia 7 A penny is a small one 8 Word cried 15 times in a row by Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally …” 9 Not a knockoff 10 Inner: Prefix 11 Some aerial show formations 12 Bungles 15 Melancholy 17 Moon of Saturn that’s a French woman’s name 21 Brunch option 22 Fairy tale sister 23 Teacher’s handfuls 24 Database manager’s option 25 Writes on a blog 26 One of the founders of Westworld, on HBO’s “Westworld” 27 Prepare for framing again, say 28 Fingered 29 Big-selling Procter & Gamble product 30 Competent 31 Course requirements? 32 Dog in the funnies 35 Girder also known as a rolled-steel joist 36 Victor’s cry 41 Punk 42 See 45-Across 44 Competitor of Sapporo 45 Competitor of eBay 46 Act out 47 A party to 48 Rennes rejections 49 Lounging slipper 50 “To Live and Die ___” (1985 film) 51 God, in Granada 52 Neutral shade 54 Peeved, informally 55 Steelers’ grp.