The New York Times crossword puzzle

1 Lifelong pals, slangily 5 Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ 8 Gaiety 13 Subjects for saving 14 Military pilot’s waiting area 16 1997-2006 U.N. chief 17 Calculating competitors 18 Piques 19 Cropped up 20 Metric unit 21 Mark up, perhaps 22 Shakers and Quakers 26 Official approval 29 Largely monosyllabic language 30 Prospectors’ prospects 31 Trap for the unwary

Across

34 Camel purchaser, e.g. 36 First-rate 37 Recorded, as data

39 Unit on a utility bill 40 Liverpool-toNottingham dir. 41 One might be sent with a scent 45 Desert gullies

48 Like poppy seeds 49 Perfect

50 Big name in yo-yos 52 Southpaw 53 Way to get fit while you sit

56 Not out of it 57 Something to shuck 58 Natural coats 59 Originates (from) 60 Muscle strengthened in rowing, briefly 61 ___ pants

Down

1 Drummer John of Led Zeppelin 2 Between jobs and loving it 3 Busted 4 Joint acct. info 5 Naval forces 6 Endure, in an expression 7 Savor the flattery 8 Standish of Plymouth Colony 9 1935 Nobelist Joliot-Curie 10 Bushwa 11 One of four for an ostrich 12 Naval inits. 13 Horror film sequel of 2005 15 A.L. lineup fixtures 21 Former “Top Chef” judge 23 Defining accomplishment 24 Mineral on the Mohs scale 25 Fish order 27 Chose from the lineup, in brief

28 In full measure 32 Pronoun in both “America” and “America the Beautiful” 33 Modern cry of success 34 Twist 35 Canyonlands National Park feature 38 “That was totally out of line” 39 “Doctor Who” actor David 42 Pfizer product 43 Primary course 44 California’s Point ___

46 In the wings or in full swing 47 Is on board? 51 Home of 30 Rock

52 Bird symbolizing daybreak 53 These: Fr. 54 Derby, e.g. 55 Consist of