CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Letter from school 6 Tabloid fodder 12 Pop singer Spektor 14 Safari guide’s weapon 16 Saws with wisdom 17 Auburn University’s avian battle cry 18 Jewish ceremony for a newborn son 19 Photographer’s buy 21 Elastic wood 22 __ fide 23 Four-time discus gold medalist 24 “The Gold-Bug” author 25 Admin. aides 27 Bentley of “Ghost Rider” 28 1930s N.Y. Giants star Lefty 30 Earn 31 Pay attention to 33 Land mentioned in the spiritual “Go Down, Moses” 34 1959 Gidget player 36 Classic V-8 38 What the nose knows 39 “That’s amazing!” 42 Blow one’s top 43 Chum 44 Alarm 46 Remote button 47 Ohio aviation city 50 Literary alter ego 51 Comic strip outburst 52 Matures 53 Treated with a pack 54 Nabisco chocolate treat 56 Extra number 58 Hose connections 59 Tottenham tint 60 John of “Fuller House” 61 Gives a hand DOWN 1 Source of party gifts 2 *One of a romantic dozen 3 Versus 4 Tries to unearth 5 Storm’s dir. 6 Learns new technology, say 7 __ Islands: Danish archipelago 8 *Neighborhood TV host? 9 __ crossroads 10 The Stooges frontman 11 Remove from consideration 13 Regarding 15 Banister post 17 *Computer network component 20 Took another plunge? 26 *Many a dorm accommodation 29 Vat filler 32 Last part 33 Istanbul : Constantinople :: Tokyo : __ 34 Nurse 35 Extra purchase 36 Boot reinforcements 37 Like some e-readers 39 “Outstanding!” 40 Diner call ... and what the answer to each starred clue literally contains 41 Gardening tools 42 Lab units 43 Way around the city 45 Chewing gum ingredient 48 “We __ please” 49 Tiny bit of time: Abbr. 55 Airport near Citi Field: Abbr. 57 Masked drama