The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Means of interstellar travel 10 Supreme Court colleague of Ruth and Neil 15 Oklahoma tribe originally from the Southeast 16 Parts of nerve cells

17 An anchor is at its end 18 Five-time winner of FIFA’s player of the year award 19 Sport ___ 20 Loser 22 Garners 23 What might hurt a celebrity’s Q Score

26 Top of Scotland 28 Main 29 Word with Pacific or basketball 31 Sheep’s milk product 32 Arm muscle, informally 33 “This isn’t over” 36 Advice column query 37 Some facial treatments 38 Ad ___ 39 Forty-niners’ equipment 40 First show to win 50 Emmys, in brief

41 Sister company of Century 21 42 Delta Air Lines hub in the Mountain time zone, for short 43 State capital known as the Cherry City 47 Great-greatgreat-greatgreat-greatgrandfather of Noah

49 This clue’s number divided by this clue’s answer 53 Cells joined by other cells 54 Alternative to tea leaves 56 Modern information analyst 59 Who sings “Some Enchanted Evening” in “South Pacific” 60 Shortly 61 Kind of cup 62 Travels like the fly in sci-fi’s “The Fly”

Down

1 Cancel 2 Letter found between two vowels in the alphabet 3 Felt off 4 ___ Dome (former Indianapolis venue) 5 Something on the horizon 6 Like a rock and many a roll 7 Part of Caesar’s boast 8 Something to set or pick up 9 Make nice to in a manipulative way

10 “The Lord of the Rings” role 11 Farm team 12 Certain facial piercings 13 Like the sound of surround sound, typically 14 “Again …” 21 Much of military history 24 Competition at Pebble Beach 25 Meat cuts that are often barbecued 27 Valkyries, e.g. 30 Drinks made from agave 31 Tricks

33 Hit 1999 film that popularized a slo-mo effect known as “bullet time” 34 Took a gamble 35 Nabisco brand 36 Question asked after opening one’s eyes and blinking repeatedly 37 Like cockatoos and iguanas 44 Unlikely partygoer 45 Party, e.g. 46 Selling points 48 Colorful Hindu festival 50 One providing directions 51 Abbr. after a series of 52-Downs 52 See 51-Down 55 Driving aid 57 Its head is usually at the bottom

58 “If u ask me …”