The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Indications of one’s qualifications? 10 They can be found in two different sections of home-improvement stores 15 Men’s fashion

shortcut 16 Completely

wiped out 17 Bad occasion for an anchor to drag 18 Like many beta

programs 19 Burrowing sea creature 20 Practically begs to be hurt 22 Through

the roof 25 Clip art? 27 ___ George

H. W. Bush 28 1982 Disney

film 30 Hybrid business entity: Abbr. 31 Ancient Roman

citizenry

34 Traveled in trunks, say 35 Ritual drink in Shintoism 36 Diamond

delivery 39 Judith with

two Tonys 40 Metal

finish? 41 Turns off 42 “___ for Alibi” 43 Become attentive, with “up” 44 Stop working

for good 45 Tizzy 47 Protectors sent

packing? 51 Foiled 54 Blues group,

in brief 55 “___ true” 56 What’ll give someone a bleeping chance? 59 Writer/director of “The Evil Dead” 60 Stiff material under a ball gown 61 Novelist

Hammond ___ 62 Proved

sound

Down 1 The Bronx Zoo has 265 of them 2 Aerodynamic 3 1985 Oscar nominee for “Agnes of God” 4 Wetlands regulator, for short 5 Jazz trumpeter Hargrove with two Grammys 6 Shabby 7 Sniffer dog’s

discovery 8 Thrill 9 Grasps 10 Uncivilized sort 11 Flip-flop 12 Take care

of bills 13 Boastful sort 14 Challenge for a housecleaner 21 It might be caught by a 56-Across 23 One of a hitched pair 24 California congressman Darrell 26 People with decorating tips? 28 Do some

dirty dancing 29 Like walk-off

touchdowns 31 Hospital

vessel 32 Moby Dick, e.g. 33 Reading

problem 34 One receiving

top billing 35 “In Luxury Beware” painter, 1663 37 Punk 38 Nike

alternative 43 Tab

alternatives 44 Hang (on) 46 Request for a hand 47 It grows in the dark 48 Dark 49 Banquo,

for one 50 Better with

trickery 52 Really

impress? 53 Test of one’s backbone 55 Prefix with athlete 57 Giant in

chemicals 58 She, in Rio