Across
1. Jack who starred on “Dragnet” : WEBB
5. Percussion in a pagoda : GONG
9. Serves as a lookout for, say : ABETS
14. Mata ___ (W.W. I spy) : HARI
15. Actress Perlman of “Cheers” : RHEA
16. Tennis star Djokovic : NOVAK
17. Vaping device, informally : ECIG
18. Skeptical comeback : IBET
19. Where pasta originated : ITALY
20. “Green” 1986 film? : THECOLOROFMONEY
23. Word before Ghost or Grail : HOLY
24. Not strict, as security : LAX
25. Defiant challenge to a bully : MAKEME
28. Singer McCartney : PAUL
30. Resort with springs : SPA
33. Seller of TV spots, informally : ADREP
34. Subject most familiar to a portrait painter : SELF
35. Roseanne who’s not on “The Conners” : BARR
36. “Fluid” 2017 film? : THESHAPEOFWATER
39. Capital of 19-Across : ROME
40. Enter a pool headfirst : DIVE
41. Streamer of “Game of Thrones” : HBOGO
42. Rink surface : ICE
43. “O.K. by me” : FINE
44. “Whoa there!” : HEYNOW
45. Ginger ___ (soft drink) : ALE
46. Light source that needs occasional replacement : BULB
47. “Noted” 1965 film? : THESOUNDOFMUSIC
55. Black ___ spider : WIDOW
56. Carl who composed “Carmina Burana” : ORFF
57. Greek sandwich : GYRO
58. Sheep-related : OVINE
59. Teeming : RIFE
60. Chew on like a beaver : GNAW
61. Frighten off : DETER
62. Apple device with earbuds : IPOD
63. Hankerings : YENS
Down
1. Sharpen : WHET
2. To ___ his own : EACH
3. Cracker topping spread with a knife : BRIE
4. Grand pooh-bah : BIGCHEESE
5. Car part between the headlights : GRILLE
6. “Yippee!” : OHBOY
7. “… and ___ the twain shall meet” : NEER
8. Feline: Sp. : GATO
9. Neither vegetable nor mineral, in a guessing game : ANIMAL
10. Cosmetic injection : BOTOX
11. Welsh “John” : EVAN
12. Story : TALE
13. Vodka in a blue bottle : SKYY
21. Energy, informally : OOMPH
22. Trivial entertainment : FLUFF
25. Prefix with lineal : MATRI
26. Like a committee formed for a special purpose : ADHOC
27. Krispy ___doughnuts : KREME
28. Minor annoyance : PEEVE
29. Soothing plant extract : ALOE
30. Withheld the publication of : SATON
31. Alternative to Ragú : PREGO
32. Symbol on a one-way street sign : ARROW
34. What planets do on their axes : SPIN
35. Pram : BABYBUGGY
37. Word of parting in Paris : ADIEU
38. Engulf, old-style : WHELM
43. Blossom : FLOWER
44. Breathed heavily : HUFFED
45. In unison : ASONE
46. Terrific, on Broadway : BOFFO
47. Lacking depth, informally : TWOD
48. Hill : ants :: ___ : bees : HIVE
49. Revise, as text : EDIT
50. “Me neither,” formally : NORI
51. Reason to call a plumber : DRIP
52. “Auld Lang ___” : SYNE
53. Longtime rival of Saudi Arabia : IRAN
54. Anthropomorphic figures in many “Far Side” cartoons : COWS
New York Times – Nov 19 2018

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