The New York Times
ACROSS
1 Where hands go in the Time Warp dance 5 Baker’s units: Abbr. 9 Bronze Age chronicle 14 Number of sides on a PARE road sign 15 Springs for vacation trips 16 Character in “Monsters, Inc.” 17 Myanmar neighbor 18 Was completely satisfying 20 Forewarned 22 Former Soviet naval base 23 Letters that often precede a Ph.D. 24 Like some humor 25 Tiny amounts 26 More than just in 28 Finds a way 31 Doe, perhaps 32 Went too 34 Some framing supplies 35 Like some fruits and ice sheets 36 Censure of a senator 37 Old sports cars named for a fish 39 One of the five rivers of 56-Across 40 Involves 41 They can get you into the Taj Mahal 42 Form of relief 43 Coach 44 Vets, e.g.: Abbr. 45 User of the “I Ching” 48 Liquidity concern 50 Less efficient washers 52 Like triple fudge brownies 53 Outdo 54 Last word in the first verse of “Old Mother Hubbard” 55 “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” singer, 1959 56 See 39-Across 57 Help in a small way? 58 Try
DOWN
1 Things seen that aren’t there 2 “You and me both” 3 Gave much less than 100% 4 Nothing to write home about 5 No-no at a fancy restaurant 6 Menu caution 7 Fancy spread 8 Historic barrier breaker, for short 9 Ingredient in a John Daly cocktail 10 Worries around the clock, perhaps 11 Bratlings 12 Baking entrepreneur Wally 13 ___ plan 19 Like a binge watcher, say 21 Uncommon notes 25 Roald Dahl title character 27 Is thick 28 St. ___ College (school name in Indiana, Maryland and California) 29 Incomplete part of a contract 30 Not neat 32 Fill for a grill 33 Juicy news alert 35 Annexed land of 2014 38 Speeds through the Downs, say 39 Verdant 41 Autumn shade 43 They’re raised on farms 45 Texting alternative? 46 Woman’s name that becomes another woman’s name if you switch the first and third letters 47 Mirrored 48 Firm leaders, for short 49 Rush home? 51 Body builder?