The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 “Try not to attract attention” 11 This and that 15 Geographical inspiration for Strauss

16 “Alas!’”

17 “100% correct!” 18 Tab, essentially 19 Safaris, e.g.

20 Fish also known as wahoo

21 Play again

22 Not std.

23 Border region along the Rhine 25 ___ Championship

26 Bit of assistance 28 Shell-inspired shade of greenish blue

30 Run like a mouse 33 Founder of the Shondaland production company

34 Defiant declaration popularized by the drag queen Bianca Del Rio 36 Most of the English force at Agincourt

37 Itchy layers 38 “Goddess of the loud hunt,” in Homer’s “Iliad” 40 Safari destinations 41 MMA decision 42 Pulitzer category 44 Part of U.C.S.F.: Abbr.

47 Northern lapwing 49 Break down, in a way

50 Break down, in a way

52 Swedish actress Lena

53 Chance to start fresh

55 Make advances 56 19th-century garb completed by top hats and gloves

57 Tense

58 “Let’s have our cake and eat it, too!”

DOWN

1 Disney channel 2 “The Nutcracker” role

3 One pulling some strings

4 Long part of a bouzouki

5 Big deals

6 Amy who wrote “The Kitchen God’s Wife” 7 Played out

8 Dig locale

9 Not here

10 The Eagle, e.g., for short 11 First Nigerianborn singer to win a Grammy 12 Epithet for Tarzan 13 Causes to grow, humorously 14 Car-washing equipment

21 Locale for PingPong, foosball, dancing, etc.

23 U.N. secretary general Guterres 24 Quick

26 What might be heard before a bust

27 Stab

29 Toys with strings 30 Did some shallow breathing? 31 Bootlicker’s specialty

32 Word with data or deal 35 Words to end a play

36 Pillar of the superhero community 39 Heavenly being 43 Maguire of 2009’s “Brothers”

44 Idaho senator Mike

45 It’s a good thing 46 Spot check? 48 Fictional Dr. Jones, familiarly 50 Big deal

51 Many a North African

53 Use a hitch on 54 People with a language of the same name