N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes,” e.g. 4 Word file, in brief 7 Like London streets during Dickens’s time 13 Much 14 Stuck 16 What precedes a terrible period? 17 Push aside for selfish ends 19 One-time appearance on a TV show 20 Refreshment for a Brit 21 Harangue 22 Uncontroversial 24 Like a call from someone one just thought about 26 34th prez 27 “Bien sûr!” 28 Rug rat 31 Oppressive rule by absolute power 34 They are often grainfed 35 Hebrew leader? 36 Actress Hagen 37 Kama ___ 41 Flooded 43 Sparkle 44 Command in “Macbeth” 48 Back on board 49 Dir. from Norfolk to Philadelphia 50 Count ___ 51 Popular music streaming service 52 List shortener 55 Tentatively add to the schedule, with “in” 57 Do some museum work 58 Aid for a submarine captain 61 Like some bars 62 Product whose jingle uses the “Dragnet” theme 63 Neighbor of Wash. 64 Nitpicker 65 Sailing rope 66 Perfect

DOWN 1 Uncertainties 2 Hair clump 3 Alternative to à la carte 4 “What’s the ___?” 5 Like varsity or junior varsity players 6 Turn at high speed 7 Closing credits feature, sometimes 8 Requirement for un baño 9 Attended (to) 10 Became unhinged 11 What’s consumed 12 One who shouldn’t be driving 15 Treasure hunt phrase … or a hint to seven Across answers 18 Hostile 22 Six-pack purchase, maybe 23 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” author 25 Largest pelvic bones 29 Higher-up 30 “Your time ___!” 32 Big tablet 33 Common symbol in pronunciation: Var. 36 Its graduates include more than 50 astronauts, in brief 38 Backpack snack 39 Recurring snippet in a bass line, say 40 Counsel: Abbr. 42 Surrounding 43 Japan, to the U.S. 44 Eight fluid ounces 45 Affect, as humidity might a piano 46 Got misty, with “up” 47 Like cardboard jigsaw puzzles 51 Choose, as a questionnaire box 53 It goes with the flow 54 Major thoroughfare through Houston, informally 56 Something to try 59 Hubbub 60 Thumbsdown review