The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Much of Iceland’s greenery

5 “I don’t believe you”

12 Fictional device in which to convey secret information

14 Needle exchange?

15 “Calvin and Hobbes” character described as “a six-year-old who shaves”

16 Imperturbable 17 “Duck Soup,” for one

18 They may be dealt or folded

20 “Uh-huh”

22 Green lands 23 “Doing OK for myself”

25 Georgetown athlete

27 Org. created in the wake of “Silent Spring”

28 Kind of scrum 29 Unlikely to tip 31 Rat out 33 Steamed masa dishes

37 Surname in a Virginia Woolf title

39 Tesla, for one

40 Counsel council, in brief

41 Pertinent 43 Letters on a pass 44 Imitation 46 Like a dewlap 47 Fix 48 Vibes 50 Time constant symbol

51 Spanish term of endearment

52 Attempt to play peacemaker

54 Scooched over

57 Robe for a sumo wrestler

58 Wrap order? 59 Fretted 60 Common bake-off challenge

61 Additive once extracted from kelp

DOWN

1 Expression ending with a rising voice

2 Low dice roll 3 Halter? 4 “Same” 5 Play mind games with

6 Costa, to a botanist

7 Chancellor Scholz of Germany

8 Easily bought 9 Course option

10 Contracting sheet

11 ___ Teng, singer dubbed “Asia’s eternal queen of pop” 12 Very best 13 It’s booked before getting caught

14 “Not a chance” 15 Incapacitate 19 Sparkling alternative

21 Rule to take exception to

24 “The Jungle Book” character

26 Allow 29 Answer rudely

30 Traditional filling for momo (Nepalese dumplings)

32 Takes responsibility for

34 Many a Pablo Neruda work

35 Word shortcuts 36 Leaches 37 Reversible patterned fabrics

38 Something to meditate on?

42 Animal that climbs cactuses to eat their flowers

45 Word often seen in comic book lettering

47 “Hairspray” co-composer Shaiman

49 Kind of wave 51 Bother 53 Green light 55 Inits. for East Germany

56 Ryan of “You’ve Got Mail”