NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Go on a little too

long 5 Central Italian

river 9 Letters on a bottle at the beach 12 Symbol gotten by typing Ctrl+ Alt+ E, in Microsoft Word 13 Goes high 15 Cameo role at the end of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” 16 “How do you

___?” 17 Possible result of spilling grape juice on a map of the Middle East? 19 Pet with a dewlap and a beret? 21 Public relations

pivot 24 Shakespeare title

word 25 “___ favor” 26 “Jeopardy!”

boardful 27 Bronze- ish 29 Just in case 30 Blue Angels

performances 32 Year that Michelangelo started “David” 34 Pantheon list? 37 Toast option 38 “Love & Basketball” co- star, 2000 41 Thespian’s quest 44 Branch 45 That is to say 46 Copy 47 Start of many a

chain email 49 Erode 51 Guard the 2001

N. B. A. M. V. P.? 54 Trailblazer’s declaration … or a hint to 17-, 19-, 34- and 51- Across 55 Wait in a strategic location, in video game lingo 59 Promote

shamelessly 60 Less welcoming 61 “___ Sings Gershwin” ( 1950 jazz album) 62 Direction to which a pointer may point 63 Prefix meaning

“internal” 64 Barbecue dish

Down

1 “___ Comedy

Jam” 2 Way through une

ville 3 Word between

“facts” and “facts” 4 Many a Trump

property 5 Wood that doesn’t burn easily 6 Another go 7 Drug cop 8 Dogie, e. g. 9 Mexican shawl 10 Challenges for

movers 11 Some derivative

drawings 14 Declined 15 Emmy

nominated Lucy 18 Bigheadedness 20 In haste 21 Record label for Usher, Pitbull and Pink 22 2010 title role for Denzel Washington 23 “Hamilton”

duelist 28 Regarding 29 One who might get down to Alabama? 31 Sporting chant 32 ___ Nashville ( major country label) 33 Cool Ranch chip 35 Heavily engaged

( in) 36 Erupt 39 Anti- bullying ad,

e. g., for short 40 Piggery 41 Appease 42 Renowned

Harlem venue 43 Maker of Almay

cosmetics 44 Tips, e. g. 47 Back to? 48 Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines 50 Space science,

for short 52 Cobb salad

ingredient 53 Consumer advocate Brockovich 56 “Moonlight” star

Mahershala 57 Org. with Card

games 58 Faux ___