The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 House overhang 5 Sci. class that might have controlled explosions 9 Look at rudely 13 Holey shoe 14 Camera setting for novice photographers 15 Cartoon brother of Dewey and Louie 16 Heaven’s opposite 17 5, for the set [2, 4, 6, 8] 18 Be philanthropic 19 Not delayed 21 Crystal-filled rocks 23 Device with Rewind and Fast Forward functions 26 Aid for squeezing into a tight piece of footwear 27 Extreme point in the Arctic or Antarctic 30 World Cup cheers 31 Store sign displayed from 9 to 6, say 35 “If you ask me …,” online 36 True or false, on a true/false test 38 Promise in front of a judge 39 Unsaid yet understood 41 Have dinner at home 43 Glass frequently used for toasting the New Year 48 Two quarters 49 Wet forecast 50 Meat of the matter 51 Advice to a musician with a 23-, 26- or 43-Across? 54 Egyptian counterpart of Hades and Pluto 56 Deals from the bottom or marks cards, say 59 Lack of seriousness about a serious situation 60 “Yay!” 61 Juicy bits of info 62 Future therapist’s major, for short

Down

1 “HELLO … Hello … hello …” effect 2 “Well, ___ you clever?!” 3 Alessandro who invented the electric battery 4 High-level cover-up? 5 Country between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea 6 Shade of color 7 Prediction of a flight tracker app, for short 8 African mammal that’s resistant to snake venom 9 “What a terrible, awful idea!” 10 Tour leader 11 Bar used on a fulcrum 12 “Blinkers” or “peepers” 20 Passable, at best 22 Make amistake 24 Jellied fish in some British pies 25 Enjoy, as gum 27 Marketing spiel 28 Largest city in Nebraska 29 Neighborhood spot for cheap booze 32 So-called “master gland” of the endocrine system 33 Revises, as an essay 34 Nine-person combo 36 Sports org. for Nadal and Djokovic 37 Official with a whistle 40 “Sounds good to me” 42 Capital of Africa’s largest country44 Pretentious 45 Gift of ___ 46 Zero, in a soccer result 47 Cain’s eldest son 52 Tiny faults 53 Beat decisively, informally 54 Aged 55 “Catch my drift?” 57 Tic-___-toe 58 [Excuse me, this is a library ...!]