The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Junk dealers? 9 Ghost buster, of a sort

15 Fix without doctoring 16 Many a magnet has one 17 Thought accompanying a light bulb 18 Like speakeasies and fridges, at times

19 One may be copped 20 “Bandleader” with a 1967 #1 album

22 Dr. ___

24 On the ___ 25 Go with the wind?

27 '

28 Big times 30 Man’s name that’s an alphabet run 31 The Panthers of the A.C.C. 32 Commonplace 33 Passes, slangily 34 Comment of complete contentment 37 ___ A. Bank (men’s clothier since 1905) 38 Man’s name that means “the king” 39 Last word in many company names 40 Tidbit for an echidna 41 Tone-___ 42 Of very poor quality, in modern slang 43 Old Model M’s and Model T-6s 45 Blues group?: Abbr.

46 It’s truly inspired 47 Offerings from Friskies 50 Gradually cut off (from) 54 1962 John Wayne film 55 Hit list 57 Handle, of a sort 58 Descended upon, as mosquitoes might 59 “Another Bud, bud!” 60 Comic con, e.g.

Down

1 Prime directive? 2 Nebula Award winner Frederik 3 Guy’s gal 4 Pioneering thrash metal band with its own music festival, Gigantour 5 Dating letters 6 Commencement 7 Class in which kids may learn about sin? 8 Best-selling game with a hexagonal board 9 College area of study with no application required? 10 On the double 11 Contents of a bowl or a pot 12 Complained loudly and publicly

13 Kir and Campari, for two 14 Stark family member on “Game of Thrones” 21 What the U.S. and Canadian dollars had, roughly, in the early 2010s 23 Made looser or tighter, in a way 26 Opulence 27 Is perfect, clothing-wise 29 It’s got its ups and downs 31 Mobile home? 32 Capital on the Balkan Peninsula 34 Barely open 35 It’s going downhill 36 Not a team player 42 Often-reddish quartz 44 1990s’ ___ Report 48 Crop 49 Something brought to a supermarket 51 City on a lake of the same name 52 Off-road rides, for short 53 Vote in the Security Council 54 Nucleus 56 Something everyone’s doing