new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Sci-fi character who graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2359

5 What Iran and Iraq do 9 “Purgatorio” poet 14 Brownie, for one 16 Primitive kind of poker? 17 Dangerous cocktail 18 “___ fine”

19 Luxury hotel option 21 Name related to Rex 22 Wednesday, e.g. 24 Insurance company whose logo contains a bill

27 Tudor house feature 30 Vegan protein source 31 Pot-making supply 32 Like a mythical lion 33 Recipe directive

34 Put away the dishes? 35 Memorable White House Correspondents’ Dinner host of 2006 36 You might click it open 37 “Eww, stop!”

38 Singular thing 39 Requiring immediate

attention

40 Hebrew : ben ::

Arabic : ___ 41 “Stop playing” symbols 42 Optimistic

43 Strained, at the bar 45 Dash device

46 Creamy, fruity drink 53 One who’s frequently in the dark

54 Fiancée, say

55 Brief bridge opening 56 Like privates, often 57 Part of a pound? 58 Recipe directive 59 Cameos and others

DOWN

1 1/256 of a gal.

2 Plastic Clue weapon 3 Strong team

4 Cube holder

5 South ___, N.J.

6 Boy with a bouquet 7 Surfing destinations 8 Something to spin

9 One who’s 60-something? 10 One with a plant-based diet

11 Spotless

12 London museum whose oldest piece is from 1900 13 Some TV drama

settings

15 Provisional 20 Sensitive figure, for many

23 Most populous city in Oceania

24 ___ acid (dressing ingredient) 25 Attention-grabbing 26 Epitome of romantic passion

27 Fixes

28 Bounds

29 Natural food coloring sources 32 Rejection of a honey-do list

35 Its ribs stick out 39 Cleaning cloth

42 Wind or unwind

44 It was boosted by Atlas 45 Cloddish sort, in slang 47 Things waiters wait for 48 Huff

49 Long dress

50 “I ___ quotation”: Emerson 51 Amazon unit 52 James B. ___, diving bell inventor 53 Secant’s reciprocal: Abbr.