NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 It’s said to have been born on Orange Street, in Kingston, Jamaica 4 Big to-do

8 Bright night lights 13 Popular baby shower gift

15 “Sorry if you were offended,” e.g. 17 Pop music nickname 18 Catchphrase for Olivia Pope on “Scandal”

19 Usher

21 People also known as the Cat Nation 22 Wolf’s home?

23 “I could a tale unfold ___ lightest word / Would harrow up thy soul …”: “Hamlet”

24 Run one’s eyes over 25 Water gait?

26 Call near the end of a card game 27 Squalor

29 Regional dog variety

30 Big award in French cinema

32 Very bottom

33 “No hard feelings?” 35 Better part of 1999? 37 L.G.B.T.Q.I.A. follower

41 Certain swinger

42 Street in a James Baldwin title

43 Co. bigwig

44 Say the same thing

as

45 Metalworker’s

union

46 Unlikely to give a

strong reaction 48 For choice

49 Spill 50 Photographer’s

staff

51 “Wait, wait, don’t

tell me!”

54 Its anthem is “Terre

de nos aïeux” 55 Having trouble

making a call 56 Did some P.R. work

on

57 Undesirable

bedmates? 58 Common Christmas tree decoration 59 Realize

DOWN

1 Blow it

2 Eighth incarnation of Vishnu

3 Sit on a windowsill, say

4 Huff

5 Babysitter’s charge 6 Check for bugs 7 Showing uncritical enthusiasm 8 Zip

9 Discontinued 10 One prone to blowing off steam 11 Like some nonbinary people 12 State capital near Bondi Beach

14 Life lines?

16 Royal ___

20 Zebra

24 Steady partner? 25 Supply in a golf bag 28 Date sacred to Jupiter

29 Converge (on) 31 National fruit of the Philippines

32 Court infraction 34 Showy blossom in the iris family, for short

35 “Zing!”

36 Quickly

38 Treats that come in plastic tubes

39 Fail to follow along 40 Still going

41 “That’s uncalled for!”

42 Beauties

45 Victor Hugo’s Cosette, e.g.

47 Tiny carps 49 Opposing forces 50 Part of UX 52 Utmost degree? 53 Erstwhile camera and satellite maker for NASA