The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Ball in a gym, maybe 5 More than buds 9 Country whose name is believed to come from ancient Greek for “honeysweet” 14 Prefix with static or dynamic 15 Superhero in “The Incredibles” 17 Sports org. headquartered in Indianapolis 18 They’re made up of stacked sheets 19 “Whatever” 21 Ram sign 22 Director Lee 23 Whiskey or beer choice 24 Columbia athlete 25 “The Color Purple” protagonist 27 It’s used in a flash

28 Org. for good drivers

31 Like some monogrammed towels 33 1980s-’90s series set in California 35 Way to go … or, as two words, lead-in to “way to go” 36 ___-pop 37 Bring down 38 Overlook 39 Trainees known to work notoriously long hours 41 Med. device regulator 42 Scrunches up 44 Some like it hot 45 Lead-in to amorous 46 One may be cooped up 47 How-___ 49 Not sleepy 51 Stage for a big star? 53 “Preach!” 55 Pants, slangily 56 TV host in the World Golf Hall of Fame

57 Life partner 58 “The funny thing is …” 59 The Forest Service is part of it, in brief 60 Brand with “Classic” and “Wavy” varieties

Down

1 Diplomatic gift from China 2 Made peace 3 Crush something? 4 Feature of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace 5 Secured, as a sailor’s rope 6 Signal for help 7 Actress Alice of old Hollywood

8 Abbr. aptly hidden in COMPASSES 9 Eyebrow-filling technique 10 “What’s that ___?” 11 “What’s that ___?” 12 Número atómico of lithium 13 Hilton ___, Pulitzerwinning critic for The New Yorker 16 Be behind 20 Beyond awkward 24 Groin pulls? 26 A.P. English subj. 27 Gymnastics eponym of a double back somersault with three twists

28 Meteor showers? 29 Food-filled f ield

30 Blows away 31 Like 50 U.S. senators 32 Indefatigable 34 Not yet astir 40 Cold brew 43 Los ___ (city in Silicon Valley) 45 ___ code

46 In one ear? 48 Movie reviewers often trash them 49 During

50 Act like a shark, in a way 51 Density symbols 52 “___ pass” 53 Fuss

54 Day when the Last Supper is commemorated:

Abbr.