The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS 1 Series seen on many a planner or pill container

8 “SNL” network 13 Computer security

measure

15 Food for some fauna 16 Single- celled organism 18 Simon ___, lead singer

of Duran Duran

19 Place to play a board

game

20 Decisively indicative

questions 22 Nightmares on

opening night

23 Caught up to, say 24 Crowd

27 Seasoned smoked beef brisket or pork ribs, e. g. 31 Music festival

street in Memphis

32 “The Crucible” locale 33 Pasture

34 Hypotenuse, e. g. 35 Deals in

36 Good name for a

wrestler?

37 Penultimate letter 38 Friend for

un muchacho

39 Cracker brand

40 Kind of liability- limiting

stock order

42 Like some antique

tableware

43 Go far and wide 44 Binary

45 Popular product of Bremen, Germany, not sold in Germany 49 Hosts, in brief 52 Pyramid, e. g. 53 Something each of this puzzle’s answers begins with 55 Symptom for a car

mechanic

56 Like a fishing line

after a bite 57 Knight’s need 58 Doesn’t take well

DOWN

1 “Dirty Harry” org.

2 Bog down

3 Sci- fi film recognized with an Oscar for Technical Achievement 15 years after it was released

4 Painter’s sign

5 Kind of highway 6 Disconcerting

7 Casino draws 8 Cowboys,

for example

9 Runs

10 Cookout discards 11 Bring ( out)

12 They have sliding

doors

14 Hasty getaway 17 Chocolaty spread

since 1964

21 Big roll

22 Flag holder

24 Recipe amts.

25 “Safe” kind of film? 26 Rush job? 27 Powders,

in a way

28 Terrific time

29 Davis of film 30 World’s richest country, according to the World Bank 32 Huge and abrupt 35 Maritime

hazard

36 Whimper

38 Murky

39 Die- hard types 41 Hail, e. g.

42 Strive for

44 Mosul money 45 Payroll dept. figs. 46 Drinking spree 47 Pirouette follower,

perhaps 48 Comprehended 49 “Doctor Faustus”

novelist

50 Popular tech

news site

51 Regs.

54 Word in a wedding

notice