The New York Times

1 Article of attire akin to a tarboosh 4 Facetious response to “How’d you know that?”

7 One might be forever 12 Union deserters 14 Choice for those eager to retire and travel?

16 ___ Plus (brand with a “Lubrastrip”) 17 Brownish-orange shade

18 Big brass 20 Reliable 21 Baglike structure 22 Spacewalk, e.g., in NASA shorthand 23 Insect repellent ingredient 24 Twitter : retweet :: Facebook : ___ 26 Email notification, maybe

27 Go (for) 30 Hotdogs do this 31 Bar exam? 33 Early trans Atlantic voyager 34 Creature in Liberty Mutual ads

35 Build

36 Small bit of floor décor 38 Material harvested for its hydrophobic properties

39 Basic cleaner 40 Actor who voiced the title character in 2018’s “Sherlock Gnomes”

41 Like some toothpastes 42 Choice for a cinematographer 43 Swab

44 Exec with a noted mansion

46 “The weapon of the powerless against the powerful,” according to Molly Ivins

49 “100% happening!” 51 State in which you might get a tax deduction

53 One with briefs, briefly 54 Defcon 1 mentality

55 Lisa with the 1994 hit “Stay”

56 Fuji, e.g.

57 ___ Lovett of “Sweeney Todd” 58 Snoop

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1 Achievements 2 Really, really hot 3 “100% not happening!” 4 First name on the Supreme Court 5 Desertlike 6 /, maybe

7 Something you can’t get in a restaurant 8 Food for a grizzly bear 9 Doesn’t hesitate 10 Apt name for a yoga instructor? 11 Talk up? 13 Uncle _ _ _

14 Hot spot 15 George Washington signed America’s first one in 1790 19 TV roommates for 50+ years

23 Fix, as in beta 25 Penny-_ _ _ 26 Recapitulate 27 Excessive 28 Unlikely member of the “clean-plate club”

29 Bit of ink 31 Some guest roles on cop shows

32 Pressing need 33 Bud 37 Convictions

41 Le ___ (newspaper) 42 Von Trapp daughter who sings “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” 43 Indicative and subjunctive, e.g. 45 Spacecraft activity

46 Org. concerned with lab safety? 47 50+ group 48 Word with round or road 49 Symbol of opportunity 50 Indian lentil dish 52 What you might say after reading a tricky crossword clue