N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Got the attention of 8 Followers of the Baal Shem Tov 15 Author known for the intelligence of his writing? 16 Outer layer of a membrane 17 Crystallizing substance in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle” 18 Conglomeration 19 & 20Pattern in back of a window 21 Cut down, possibly 22 Coldweather product prefix 23 Reading ability? 26 Can’t stomach 30 “De profundis,” e.g. 32 Best-selling erotic novelist ___ Leigh 33 Germ-free state 35 & 37 Hit Leonardo DiCaprio film, with “The” 38 Narrow tube in chemistry 39 Get better 40 App customers 41 Cinches 45 Boardom? 46 Playing card marking 49 Word with full or file 50 & 52 Commander at the First Battle of Bull Run 55 Kobe or Shaq, notably 57 Recruits 58 Steam locomotive workers 59 Black Panther’s co-creator 60 Reduction of tension 61 Choir composition

DOWN

1 Chasséd, say 2 Withdraw 3 Gets a 5 on an A.P. exam, say

4 One who may help you keep your balance? 5 Lancastrian or Liverpudlian 6 ___ Laszlo (cosmetics brand) 7 Not easily understood 8 Stacks 9 Lumberjack 10 Daytime TV fare 11 Pass the time 12 Prepare, as hides for tanning 13 Org. that supported the Good Friday Agreement 14 “Scrumptious!” 24 Razor cut 25 May and others, for short 27 Hard to hear, perhaps 28 Quick pace 29 A good one is hard to crack 31 Underground activity 33 1970 Australian Open winner 34 W.W. II weapon 35 Full of sass 36 Gap in a schedule 38 Lightweight boxer? 42 Brawl in the backwoods 43 Possible candidate for a Razzie Award 44 Has a funny feeling 47 Like atoms with complete valence shells 48 Inherently 51 Stomach 52 The new girl on Fox’s “New Girl” 53 Disfavoring 54 Group with a tartan 55 Subject of many ’60s hits? 56 Had something