NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Subject of plays by Sophocles, Euripides and Cocteau 9 Inventor with three steam engine patents 13 Sitter’s charge, maybe 14 Philanthropy beneficiary 15 “You get the idea” 16 They’re filled at factories 17 Squeaks by 18 One of a pair of drawers facing each other? 19 Tear 20 Fabric shop collection 21 Hires for a float? 24 Gas: Prefix 25 One who might recall action on Iwo 26 Bonehead, to Brits 27 Hotel offering for an extra charge 30 YouTuber or eBayer 32 It was often accompanied by a lyre in ancient Greece 33 Component of the pigment Maya blue 35 Divorced 37 Fictional mariner also known as Prince Dakkar 38 Necessitates 40 President between two Williams 42 G.I. Joe and Cobra Commander, e.g. 44 Grandma Moses’ output 45 Tender spot? 48 Round bump on a cactus 49 Emulate Bonnie and Clyde 50 Problem to address 51 Croatia is on it 52 To avoid the risk that 53 Ineffective pill

DOWN 1 “Hello … I’m right here” 2 Like herbal cigarettes 3 Wear (out) 4 Words accompanying a head slap 5 Tears up the dance floor 6 Slanted paper lines? 7 First-century megalomaniac 8 Adding a “z” to its front forms its preceder 9 Head scratcher? 10 Gordon Gekko or Rooster Cogburn 11 Entertainment enticement 12 Bikini, notably 14 Soprano + tenor, maybe 16 68 works of Haydn 18 Guitarist Zappa 20 “Rabbit of ___” (Bugs Bunny short) 22 50-50, say 23 It’s just a line or two 27 Guaranteed-to-fly 28 Jerkwater 29 Suitable for all ages? 31 “I’ll shut up now” 34 Member of a heist crew 36 Mucketymuck 39 Commercial enticement 41 Counterpart of a rise 43 Court colleague of Ruth and Elena 45 What’s often debugged 46 “East of Eden” girlfriend 47 Awardwinning webcomic about “romance, sarcasm, math and language” 49 Def