Crossword No. 648: Hall Passes
ACROSS
1 With 63-Across, he’ll likely party “All Night Long” after being one of the seven main acts inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this fall, as announced on May 4
7 Conclude
10 Puts money on it
14 Merkel or Bassett
15 Hardware chain
16 Surrounding glow
17 “The Reflex” this band had upon learning of their induction was probably sheer joy
19 Study just before a test
20 180 degrees from NNW
21 Glazer of Broad City
22 Zoom alternative
23 From the top
24 “___ your piehole!”
25 Vanzetti co-defendant
28 “The world is your oyster,” say
32 Fuel from a bog
33 This rapper must’ve felt like “Superman” when he heard he was in
35 Cage fighting, for short
36 Goes astray
37 “Here I Am” is all this inductee might’ve said at the news; she had asked to be removed from consideration for the honor prior to the announcement (with 40-Across)
38 Thespian Neeson
39 Feel less than 100 percent
40 See 37-Across
41 Number in Nicaragua
42 Pie ingredients
44 Savory pancakes
45 Heirs, often
46 Greek consonants
48 Initiative
50 Remind persistently
52 Channels 14 and higher
55 City on seven hills
56 This rock star must’ve been “All Fired Up” about the news
58 ___-Eaters (shoe product)
59 ___-rock (music category)
60 Charles Schwab rival
61 They have caps and cartridges
62 Try to court
63 See 1-Across
DOWN
1 Young fellows
2 “Lord, Lord, to see what folly reigns ___!” (The Two Gentlemen of Verona)
3 Shrek, for one
4 Teacher’s org.
5 Pacific weather phenomenon
6 Soup server
7 Deserve
8 Indianapolis-based sports org.
9 Quiet room
10 Save on a flash drive, e.g.
11 This duo surely had “Sweet Dreams” on the night of the announcement
12 Leave without escape
13 “Agreed”
18 Detroit-based org.
22 Pillow protector
23 Deeds
24 Political columnist Mark
25 “Tell me what’s on your mind”
26 Eagle’s nest
27 For this singer, getting into the Hall must have been “The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of”
28 Jazzmen Jackson and Hinton, for two
29 “___ Profundo” (song whose title means “In the Depths,” from Disney’s Encanto)
30 Great Plains city
31 Univision anchor Jorge
33 Mellow cheeses
34 “Encore!”
38 Brisbane bathrooms
40 Fragrant tree
43 Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
44 Self-doubting query
46 Business with beer
47 Dismissive look
48 Let fall
49 Took the bus, say
50 Angelic ring
51 Herr von Bismarck
52 Sen. Mike Lee’s state
53 “___ known that...”
54 For no money
56 One of a cat’s four
57 Bending line