N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle

Across

1 “Shoot!”

11 It’s turned down at a hotel

14 Living under a rock, say

15 Language that Minecraft was written in

16 How hors d’oeuvres are served

17 Squeezed (out) 18 1996 horror classic originally titled “Scary Movie”

19 Major upsets, e.g.

21 “Yikes!”

22 Only chemical element whose name fits this answer’s length

24 Bell of the synthpop duo Erasure

25 Cone head?

26 Die-hard enthusiasts, and then some

29 Moisten, in a way

33 Eco-centric college class, informally?

35 At some previous point

36 Produced, as digital currency

37 Wild-tasting

38 He’s a mensch

40 J. M. Barrie boatswain

41 Something people trip on, informally

42 Half of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon duo

44 ___ Aarnio, interior designer who created the bubble chair

45 Refuse to settle, say

46 A-line line

49 Early flat screen

53 Capital in Lewis and Clark County

55 “I thought of a joke about ___, but it’s too corny” (groaner)

56 Here, to locals

58 Urge

59 Chores, typically

60 Word on either side of “vs.”

61 Some sleeveless frocks

Down

1 Kids’ game cry

2 Unit of measure that has a shared etymology with “inch”

3 Striking

4 Word at the center of Rhode Island’s flag

5 They’re just above C’s 6 If not more

7 Go green, perhaps?

8 “Shoot!”

9 Founder of the label Rhyme Syndicate Records

10 See-___

11 Bit of casino restaurant fare?

12 “Ugh, this always happens to me!”

13 Longtime A&W

competitor

15 He hosted the first “Jeopardy!” in the post Trebek era

20 Squat

23 Policy at some bars and eating establishments

26 People of Unalaska

27 Start of some juicy gossip

28 Ophthalmologists call it a hordeolum

29 What might surround a trunk

30 Having been informed

31 Drive off

32 Bill Clinton played one on “The Arsenio Hall Show” in 1992

34 Namibia neighbor: Abbr.

39 Downfall

43 Human-shaped board game piece

46 ___ journey (literary archetype)

47 Parisian preposition

48 Guy Fawkes Night accessories

49 Many posts, informally

50 Things of use to note takers?

51 Miami school, casually

52 John who was a pioneer in set theory

54 Code components

57 Cookie Monster’s real name