The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Word with top or tin 4 Hopeless 9 Actor Siriboe of “Queen Sugar” 13 De ___ manera (elsewise: Sp.) 15 Get to 16 Where polo was invented 17 “Oh, I’m on next!” 19 Unionizes? 20 Southwestern city that produces most of the U.S.’s Snickers bars 21 LED component? 22 Small role in a superhero movie? 23 Big ___ (Red Sox nickname) 25 Grammy-winning actress Carrere 26 Lines on a map: Abbr. 27 Toss-up? 29 Sci. class for accelerated H.S. students 31 Dessert served in a boat 34 Time when it helps to be flexible 35 Platform for a modern job interview 36 Hernandez of Team USA gymnastics 37 “What else …?” 38 Hollywood’s Ryan 41 [!!!] 42 Peter or Paul, but not Mary 45 Lose one’s posse 47 Not willing to stoop to 49 “Travel” for someone who’s feeling bad? 51 Pamper to a fault, with “on” 52 “Uh … in a way …” 53 Course, in college-speak 54 Supergirl, e.g. 55 Some budget graphics 56 Just awful, with “the” 57 Present, for one 58 Many a population fig.

DOWN

1 Conflict with fighting 2 Within reach 3 Political pamphlets 4 Refuse to squeal 5 Variety of agate 6 Pop open, perhaps 7 “Minnesota March” composer 8 Common symbol in a rebus 9 Fuzzy fruit that’s technically a berry 10 Certain cookie spinoff 11 Juice cleanse, e.g. 12 Line of jeans? 14 Small matter 18 One growing up in a cave? 21 “Ice Cream of the Future” 24 It’s left on a major highway 28 Headquarters 30 Apt shoe for a plumber? 31 Loutish one 32 Previously 33 Dog in “The Thin Man” 34 “Correct!” 35 It resurfaces after 20 minutes 36 Fill, as a moving van 38 Title subject of a best-selling 1997 memoir 39 High-level classes 40 Exceed 43 Like most athletes 44 Encounter 46 “You’re doing it all wrong!” 48 Does a background check on 50 November 13, e.g. 52 “Krazy ___” (comic strip that influenced “Calvin and Hobbes”)