THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

No. 0627

Across

1 Bluegill or crappie 8 Iceberg neighbor 15 Rice variety used in rice pudding 16 The Amu Darya no longer feeds it 17 Mob law? 18 Follower of un favor 19 They can be right-leaning 20 Cause of dejection 22 One of Jesus’ brothers, in baseball 23 All-clear indication? 24 Hires competition 26 Head of technology? 27 Veiled statement? 28 Tea Party goals 30 Game-ending exclamation 31 English teacher’s stack 33 Product of a twisted sense of humor 35 Itself, in a Latin legal phrase 37 Knot holder 38 Handsome surgeon’s nickname on “Grey’s Anatomy” 42 Was piggish, say 46 Québec’s ___ Jésus 47 What many people do on vacation 49 Plastic finish? 50 Slush pile item, for short 52 “Excellent mornings guaranteed” product 53 Expansion group? 54 Try to swipe 56 Core of a tablet, briefly 57 Dinosaur in many Nintendo games 58 Brand name whose middle letter is capitalized for no apparent reason 60 Presidents Cup runner 62 Mustang, e.g. 63 Champion 64 Made smooth and glossy 65 Fought agin

Down

1 What an ace is rarely seen on 2 Relatives of recitatives 3 “Dateline” group 4 “The Young Man From Atlanta” Pulitzer winner, 1995 5 They can roll over, briefly 6 Editorial qualification 7 Brazilian supply 8 Leave an online game in a huff 9 Subject of a statue outside Boston’s TD Garden 10 “Thank you, ___” 11 U.S.-built route that’s mostly outside the U.S. 12 “Do we have the green light?” 13 One whose work is picking up? 14 “C’mon … gimme a challenge!” 21 Meanies of fantasy 24 Its logo was the U.K.’s first registered trademark 25 Denmark sold it to the U.S. in 1917 28 Enters with keys 29 Tangled mass 32 Ball or strike lead-in 34 Garner, for short 36 Plastic that’s often green 38 Blooper reel highlights 39 Born Blonde brand 40 Foreordain 41 Business review company with a 2012 I.P.O. 43 Korean compact 44 Bubble over 45 On a wish list 48 Twain’s Tom Canty, e.g. 51 The Godfather of Gangsta Rap 53 Commercial pictures? 55 Half-a-second sound 57 Talks, talks, talks 59 Duncan’s dissent 61 It auctions off used fed. property