The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Founding member of the U.N. Security Council
5 Station
9 Fly (by)
13 Native Rwandan
14 Follower of “catch” or “latch”
15 Misanthrope of Victorian literature
16 Tesla, e.g.
17 Pop star Halliwell of the Spice Girls
18 Made an
impression?
19 Land___ 22 ___more and more
23 Vouch
for
24 Chinese artist and political activist Ai
27 Let
31 It fits in a lock
32 Big Four bank, for short
35 Accented approval
36 God depicted in a figure called an “amoretto”
38 Where bursitis may appear
39 “Asleep”
40 I___, for one
43 NATO alphabet letter in “NATO”
45 Deputies
48 Test format … or a hint to understanding three of this puzzle’s clues
53 Thurman of “Gattaca”
54 Soap opera, e.g.
55 Point of a dancer who’s en pointe
56 Turf
57 Hurricane-level winds, on the Beaufort scale
58 Barely manage, with “out”
59 U.S. Navy O-1: Abbr.
60 Like hair at salons
61 “Make yourself comfortable”
Down
1 Stumbling syllables
2 Wouldn’t settle, say
3 Word with bacon or rumble
4 Chafes
5 Some bouncers use them
6 Garment that typically has snaps
7 Valuable violins, for short
8 Items in a travel kit
9 School attended by Warren Buffett
10 Plugs
11 Gist
12 What the verb ending “-ise” isn’t spelled with
20 Red Rose
21 Prefix with penultimate
24 Grief
25 Aid in balance
26 Civil War ships
28 Important info for concertgoers
29 Bow-making choice
30 Haaland who became secretary of the interior in 2021
33 Alternative to L.L.C.
34 Matcha, e.g.
37 Indicator of approval
39 With 44-Down, only playwright to have a New York City theater named after him while still alive
41 Spots to keep watch?
42 On hold
43 Practicable
44 See 39Down
46 Mushroom eaten with udon
47 Olympics event whose participants shoot for the gold
49 Pond dweller that can regenerate its eyes
50 Unlikely trick taker
51 One of a Roman septet
52 Roof part