The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Hosp. procedure 4 Not esto or eso 8 Frances Moore ___, author of the best-selling “Diet for a Small Planet” 13 HUD secretary Carson 14 Milling byproduct 15 *Onetime White House nickname 16 High-pH 18 Support 19 *What may keep a model’s weight down? 20 “Hear me out …” 21 Somewhat 22 Caught 24 Music genre that spawned a fashion style 25 Rarest state bird 26 Walked (on) 27 Shamble, e.g. 28 “The Disrobing of Christ” painter, 1579 31 Mostnominated woman ever in the Grammys 33 What it takes decades to grow 34 Poetic “indeed” 35 Watches every penny

39 It comes at the end of a sentence 43 Not getting up until after 10? 44 Something that’s long and steep? 46 Pop singer Halliwell 47 “Baby ___ Want You” (1971 hit by Bread) 48 Famed deli seen in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan” 50 Visiting the nation’s capital, for short 51 *Anthem writer 53 Brought in 55 It’s usually in the 80s or 90s 56 Start of a kids’ taunt 57 More substantial, as a paycheck 58 “___ homo” 59 Traffic caution 60 Elevator stop 61 Florida pro team 62 About 5 mL Down 1 Capital of Swaziland 2 Put a new tag on 3 Vague notion 4 Start of a Beatles title 5 Adorns 6 Unexpectedly met

7 “It’s just getting out of ___ and getting into another” (John Lennon on death) 8 Fatty acid, for one 9 German cries 10 Ever-changing 11 *Word after North or South 12 One may close a book 15 Rocky Mountain forager 17 Something that may be found in a belt 23 Way overcharge, say

27 2014 psychological thriller based on a Gillian Flynn novel 29 Wood resistant to splitting 30 Turner of music 32 “___-haw!” 35 Take from the top 36 *Shade of black 37 Give one’s opinion on, say

38 Bro or sis 39 *Discussion venues 40 One with a job to fill? 41 Trials 42 Dramatic ending to a performance … or a hint to answering the six starred clues 45 Padded envelope 48 ___ cards (tools used in ESP testing) 49 Airheaded 52 The Green Hornet’s masked driver 54 Metal containers