Today’s crossword

ACROSS

1 Dutch-speaking

Caribbean island 6 Sharp conflict 11 Butcher’s

trimmings

14 More ticked off 15 Video’s partner 16 Wedding promise 17 Performance featuring Gene Simmons 19 Shipping weight 20 Deck chair piece 21 Meat ending for

“sir”

22 Don’t disturb 24 Outdoor chimes

player

25 Went for stripers,

say

26 Wins back 30 Hora or hula 31 Dead-on 32 Convertible sofa 35 Stop on a __ 36 Queeg’s ship 38 Old King Cole’s

smoke 39 Broad-brimmed

hats

41 __ of Troy 42 Astronaut Schirra 43 Graceland

surname 45 Expressed in

words

47 Word after Joe

or low

48 “Gay” city in a

Porter song 49 Blue-green

shade

50 Bluish part of

blue cheese 54 Wrap up 55 Speaker of the

House, e.g. 58 Biography datum 59 Bring joy to 60 Tearoom biscuit 61 “Anchorman: The Legend of __ Burgundy” 62 Closer to maturity 63 Light bed cover ... and a verb that goes with the first parts of this puzzle’s four longest answers

DOWN

1 Requests

2 Stir up 3 Astronomical bear 4 Oscars category

adjective

5 Lob trajectory 6 Church decrees 7 Clear-thinking 8 Port of Yemen 9 Knightly title 10 Emergency

phone link 11 Meet one’s needs 12 Photoshop

creator

13 In good muscular

shape

18 Lena of TV’s

“Riviera” 23 Houdini feats 24 Gag writer’s asset 25 Lose brilliance 26 Many lipstick

shades 27 Off-ramp 28 Enforcer of

hunting laws 29 Clear overlay 30 Annoying racket 32 Casual hellos 33 Sword with a

three-sided blade 34 Declare false 36 Faucet handle

word

37 At least one 40 Surprise success 41 Chop down 43 Team member 44 Breadbasket item 45 Pickle serving 46 Letter after Sierra 47 Midler of

“The Rose” 49 Lint catcher 50 Speed-of-sound

word

51 Garlic tip-off 52 Lantern-jawed

Jay

53 Neither won nor

lost

56 Oscar winner

Mahershala __ 57 Charlotte winter

hrs.