THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Official on a Segway, maybe 8 Rotating part of a tape recorder 15 Merchant with tiny shopping carts 16 Another name for an ear shell 17 Epitome of completeness 18 Edits, as text 19 When el Día de los Reyes is celebrated 20 It’s an honor 22 Playground declaration 23 Edward Fairfax ___, “Billy Budd” captain 24 Exclaimed 26 Little sweater? 27 Back 28 Changed course quickly, at sea 30 Christmas bowlful 31 1992 hit for k. d. lang 34 Reddish orange 35 Radio format for Radiohead 41 Chit in a pot 42 Heavy- handed administrations 43 De : French :: ___ : German 44 Big Caribbean exports 46 Massenet opera 47 ___ Belbenoît, noted escapee from Devil’s Island 48 Jazz genre 50 Web portal with a Bing search bar 51 Sickos 52 Court order 54 Conforms ( to) 56 Ignore the alarm, say 57 Downtime 58 Heartfelt 59 Depot's terminus? DOWN 1 One role for a helicopter 2 Simultaneously 3 In a bit 4 Petrol measure 5 Role for Liz in ' 63 6 Subj. of the 2003 book “The Meaning of Everything” 7 Reason to refuse an invitation 8 Those prone to recidivism 9 White House nickname 10 Puppet 11 Single- masted boat 12 Trattoria dessert 13 Keeper of logs? 14 Savings 21 Nutrition science 24 Band selection 25 Obtained ( from) 28 Edwin with the 1970 # 1 hit “War” 29 Dwellers on the North Sea 32 Abbr. in an office address 33 See, in Tijuana 35 Where drones return 36 Parsons of old Hollywood gossip 37 Lock component 38 Inundate 39 Persuaded one 40 Mideast diet 45 Philosopher Kierkegaard 47 Dodgers Hall- of- Famer whose # 1 has been retired 49 Word with organ or cleaner 51 Man's nickname in a metropolitan orchestra? 53 Member of the family, for short 55 “Ad majorem ___ gloriam” ( motto of the Jesuits)