The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Pair on a schooner

6 Last in a series

9 It may be thrown by a vaquero

14 "Hurry with your dinner!"

15 "Gotcha!"

16 Like an obelisk at night, maybe

17 Origin story in Genesis 11:1-9

20 Colorful language?

21 Radar gun stat, for short

23 Parks carefully

24 Co. that launched the world's first communications satellite

27 Part of 10Down

29 Last in a series

30 World capital noted for its French colonial architecture

32 Geocaching necessity, in brief

35 "No ___" ("Unacceptable")

36 Actor Hawke

37 Headstone heading

38 1979 movie with the line "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off"

39 Goes around

40 Legal position in municipal govt.

41 Like lead or gold, notably

42 Mario Kart platform

43 Tuber that can be candied

44 A majority of the characters on TV's "St. Elsewhere," in brief

45 Neighbor of India: Abbr.

47 Component in a car's suspension system

50 "___, ___, it looks like rain!": Christopher Robin

53 Big movie star, e.g.

55 What professional tennis has been in since 1968

57 Where an important call may be directed

58 System that ended in 1917

59 Purplish red 60 Weeks in Spain

Down

1 Player at Citi Field

2 "That feels nice!"

3 Scientist who notably passed away on 33Down (2018)

4 You might go on tiptoe while wearing this

5 Fungus-to-be 6 Celebratory seasons

7 First digit of this puzzle's subject, whose next four digits are the number of rows and then columns of the grid

8 B-ball

9 Apply, as sunscreen

10 Some craft drafts, for short

11 Scientist who was notably born on 33Down (1879)

12 Make even

13 Home of the Braves, for short

18 New Deal org.

19 What some thank God for: Abbr.

21 Comedian and political commentator Bill

22 Who said "Courage is knowing what not to fear"

25 Carolina N.H.L.'ers, informally

26 Like the main character in many a horror film ... or so they believe

28 "Same here"

29 Mathematician known for the constant "e" (2.71828)

31 Require

32 Starting point for a slippery slope argument

33 An irrational reason to celebrate?

34 Captcha targets

35 One might center around being unprepared for a test

45 Something read by a chiromancer

46 Actress Shawkat of "Search Party"

48 Took a turn

49 Where the Chair of St. Peter can be found in St. Peter's Basilica

51 ___ Major 52 Relatives of berets

54 "Get it?"

56 Gun lobby grp.