The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Skilled 6 What’s more 10 “Once ___ a time …” 14 “___ got a deal for you!” 15 Apply, as plaster 16 Repellent 17 First of a series of sci-fi movies starring Sigourney Weaver 18 10:1, for example 19 Computer command for the error-prone 20 Actor who has hosted the Oscars nine times, a number second only to Bob Hope 23 Something stubbed 24 Powerful explosive 28 Baseball’s ___ Joe DiMaggio 32 Watchdog org.? 34 Wrath 35 Sound of danger 36 He played Gomez in 1991’s “The Addams Family” 38 Prefix with -zoic 39 Tube-shaped pasta 40 Geese formations 41 Comic actor who was an original cast member of SCTV 43 Swiss capital, to French speakers 44 India pale ___ 45 Affectedly creative 46 Wild animals 47 Club Med, for one

49 The “f” of fwiw 50 Beginning of a rom-com … or a description of 20-, 36- and 41-Across? 57 In fine fettle 60 College in New Rochelle, N.Y. 61 Bert’s pal on “Sesame Street” 62 Word of woe 63 Thumbs-down votes 64 Repeated short bits in jazz 65 Agree (with) 66 Itsy-bitsy biter 67 Units of nautical speed

Down

1 Melville captain 2 Limp watch painter 3 Satanic 4 Rind 5 Dickens lad who says “God bless us every one!” 6 Worship 7 ___ Gaga 8 Soap bubbles 9 ___ course (part of boot camp) 10 Throat dangler 11 Wrestling win 12 Outdated 13 & 21 Military

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22 Key of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7: Abbr. 25 Many flooring installers 26 Show the ropes to 27 Alternatives to purchases 28 Preserves preserver 29 World Cup chant 30 Mascara is applied to them

31 1982 Disney film 32 Devastating hurricane of 2012 33 Pint-size 36 $2,000, if you land on Boardwalk with a hotel 37 Iris’s place 39 Spring break activity in Miami Beach or Cabo 42 Beloved, in “Rigoletto” 43 Crazy

46 Web crawler 48 Way overweight 49 Thanksgiving meal 51 Haunted house sound

52 New Age singer from Ireland 53 ___ and bear it 54 Help desk offering 55 Fissure 56 What 1 is to 2 and 2 is to 3 57 Journey to Mecca 58 “Aladdin” prince 59 Chemist’s workplace