NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Whole slew 5 Outer protein shell of a virus 11 Verve 14 “Celeste Aida,” e.g. 15 Futures analyst? 16 Famous Tokyo-born singer 17 WASHINGTON +R= Intimidation tactic 19 Option words 20 Fusions 21 Smoked marijuana 23 Word repeated in “Ring Around the Rosy” before “We all fall down” 24 MISSOURI +E = “No fooling!” 26 Interpret 27 Martin who wrote “London Fields” 28 Short dance wear 29 Rode the bench 30 Whopper inventor 31 Marching well 33 MARYLAND + O = Period in which nothing special happens 35 Imps are little ones 38 Sacagawea dollar, e.g. 39 ___-relief 42 Evelyn Waugh’s writer brother 43 Laborious task 44 Salad green 45 NEBRASKA + T = Mortgage specifications 48 Aid for administering an oath of office 49 Segment of a binge-watch 50 Prince William’s mom 51 Mule’s father 52 CALIFORNIA +N = Majestic beast 55 1920s car 56 Parodied 57 “___ it ironic?” 58 Phishing target: Abbr. 59 Gave an exam 60 “Divergent” actor James

DOWN

1 Places where oysters are served 2 Victim of river diversion in Asia 3 Professional headgear that’s stereotypically red 4 Got some sun 5 Fleeces 6 S. Amer. home of the tango 7 Ballet step 8 Straight downhill run on skis 9 “You win,” alternatively 10 Put off 11 Get dog-tired 12 Neither here nor there? 13 Prepares to shoot near the basket, say 18 Phishing targets, briefly 22 Scatterbrained 24 Muslim leader 25 One-in-amillion event 27 Affected manner 30 [You crack me up] 31 “Understood, dude” 32 A Bobbsey twin 33 Shaving mishaps 34 English johns 35 Chicago squad in old “S.N.L.” skits 36 Passes by 37 Hunter’s freezerful, maybe 39 Infantile 40 “Finished!” 41 View, as the future 43 Rears of ships 44 “Curious George” books, e.g. 46 Honor with insults 47 Charge for a plug? 48 Complete block 50 SoCal force 53 Big inits. in the aerospace industry 54 Nod from offstage, maybe