N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle

Across

1 Verbal shrug 4 Beat 9 Greets the good guy, maybe 14 Pointy-headed sort? 15 Whom Turkey’s Weeping Rock is said to represent 16 Cliff hanger? 17 One of two in a plane 19 Autodom’s ZR1, for one 20 Writer Moore or Moorehead 21 Where people drop off on the line? 23 Killer bees, e.g. 25 Brother 26 Cackling loon with a white coat 31 Steam up 34 Dungeons & Dragons weapon 35 With 40-Across, “Inside ___” (postgame show) 36 Goal for many a 26- or 43-Across 40 See 35-Across 41 Its products often have Allen wrenches included 42 Dueling count 43 Mighty heavy 47 “My Name Is Earl” co-star Suplee 48 One working on steps 52 Means of dropping a line 56 Victimizer of Cassio 57 “I Know Who Killed Me” star, 2007 58 Offensive play in 35-/40-Across 60 “That’s ___!” (“Don’t!”) 61 Flip 62 Secured 63 Track lineup 64 The out crowd? 65 “Annie” characters

Down

1 ___ President 2 Many a booted ruler 3 One who might do the heavy lifting 4 “Larry’s Country Diner” channel 5 Greeted the bad guy, maybe 6 Churn 7 Strauss wrote a concerto in D for it 8 Doing good 9 Spineless response to pressure 10 Examine as a wolf would 11 One preparing an oil pan? 12 ___ bread 13 Forward-thinking type 18 Protective cover 22 Act the coxcomb 24 Real character 27 Strong proof 28 R. J. Reynolds brand 29 What’s under an arch 30 Fox ratings 31 Stiff bristles 32 ___ Matsuhisa, celebrity chef and restaurateur 33 Small cannon balls 37 Ottoman relative 38 Capital ENE of Fiji 39 Wine colorer 44 Second-simplest hydrocarbon 45 They may be found in preserves, informally 46 Part of the total 49 Mooch 50 Impel 51 Natural life support system 52 Tire 53 Isle near Mull 54 Strong-smelling, say 55 Supervising 59 Pop-ups, e.g.