THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across 1 It often features diva impersonators 9 Some IHOP orders 15 Musical tool on Time’s list of“50 Worst Inventions” 16 “Reading room” 17 Sister brand of Twinkies 18 Psychiatrist played by Mia Farrow in “Zelig” 19 “Just like THAT!” 20 Help in catching an auto thief 22 Authority on bugs? 23 Sudanese president ___ al-Bashir 25 Slippery sort 26 Join 27 Donald Duck cartoon princess 28 A tyre may rub against one 29 Swamp thing 30 Times Sq. bargain booth 31 Ziering of “Sharknado” 32 Cartoon character often pictured on his back 33 Pip’s place 35 Gendarme’s topper 36 Cry after a holdup 39 Role in an 8Down, maybe 40 What many designers work on 44 Is turbulent 45 “___ Bell” (Stephen Foster song) 46 ___ Bell 47 Max 48 One on whom tabs keep tabs 49 Lowest of the low 50 Fingers 51 Lower leg woe, slangily 53 Country ___ 54 Cunning sort 56 Outing on a river or lake 58 Academic award 59 Like strawberries during the summer and apples during the fall 60 Drawer of paradoxes 61 Turn awkward, as a relationship Down 1 Oversize Oktoberfest vessel named after a classic film 2 Go nuts 3 Slight ’60s superhero 4 Hunk 5 Whack 6 Hipster’s dance wear? 7 Plug in a browser 8 One may be shot on a range 9 Restaurateur’s turf? 10 Many a vacation package 11 Support 12 All but 13 Sound heard before ripples are seen 14 Rainy day pleasantry 21 Rainy day rarity 24 Cheeky children 26 20th-century revolutionaries 29 Country stat 32 Hunk 34 One of Aesop’s animals 35 Vodka with an “Oranje” variety 36 Chanteuse, e.g. 37 “Cheerio!” 38 Mouth 39 Crow 41 Game named after the Hindi word for “twenty-five” 42 Land at 0° latitude 43 Kudize 45 Grasp 48 Hawk or Pelican 51 Heart 52 Tizzy 55 “Obviously!” 57 2011 Grammy winner Corinne Bailey ___