THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

No. 0501

Across

1 Child prodigy of “Heroes” 6 Painters’ degs. 10 “Pygmalion” playwright 14 “Falstaff” or “Fidelio” 15 “Play it, Sam” speaker 16 Bridgestone product 17 Package full of syringes? 19 Ancient Andean 20 Great Giant 21 Kardashian matriarch 22 Less likely to be carded, say 23 Thesis topic for sex ed? 26 Picture puzzles 29 Acorn or pecan 30 Berry for the health- conscious 31 Loudly berate 36 Cameras taking pictures of permanent markers? 40 Like some summer dresses, by design 41 “___ Enchanted” ( 2004 film) 42 Stimpy’s TV pal 43 God, with “the” 46 Pompom on a skullcap? 51 Building blocks 52 It changes hands at an altar 53 Give a name 56 Cookie celebrating its centennial in 2012 57 Police investigation of a betting house? 60 Pig’s sound 61 Jiffy ___ 62 Students take them in class 63 Dogs, cats and gerbils 64 “South Park” writer Parker 65 Put out, as energy

Down

1 It’s stolen in an Austin Powers movie 2 “___ a Spell on You” 3 Penny 4 Noah’s vessel 5 17- syllable poems 6 Makes like 7 Item “spirited” past security? 8 “Do ___ do” 9 “My gal” of song 10 One of a pair for a clown 11 Bangalore believer, maybe 12 See 46- Down 13 Tired 18 ___ Lackawanna Railroad 22 Bone: Prefix 23 Peculiarity 24 Go slowly ( along) 25 Multinational currency 26 Speak with a scratchy voice 27 It comes back to you 28 False deity 31 Fast jet, for short 32 Troubled terribly 33 Tuna ___ 34 Singer Guthrie 35 Romanov ruler 37 “Midnight in ___” ( 2011 Woody Allen film) 38 Notion: Fr. 39 Ages and ages 43 “Holy smokes!” 44 Rice- A-___ 45 Oregon city 46 Short baseball hit that’s 12Down 47 Spooky 48 Go- between 49 Cozy spots 50 Look into 53 Information on a check 54 Consumer 55 Outdo 57 Sandwich usually served with mayo 58 “___ Mutual Friend” ( Dickens’s last finished novel) 59 Actress Courteney