No. 1228 The New York Times crossword puzzle

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?