The New York Times

No. 0909

ACROSS

1 ___ Blackburn, Tennessee’s first female senator 7 Stay-at-homes? 13 They may be iced for a hoppy birthday party 15 Maker of sweet eggs 16 “In a Silent Way” trumpeter [~3:5] 18 Mohammed bin Thani was the first one for Qatar 19 Amazingly enough 20 ___ Annie of “Oklahoma!” 21 Rendezvous (with) 22 Stumblebum 23 Word with shot or happy 24 Close 25 Some unaccredited universities, derisively [~57:1] 28 Singer Amos 30 Animal whose teeth are the strongest substance in the natural world 31 Makeup shades that match skin tones 34 Robotics motor 36 Eves’ counterpart 38 1947’s ___-Hartley Act 40 Hardly parsimonious, in a saying [~1:454] 45 Steal 47 “Ratatouille” protagonist 48 It may be iced for a happy birthday party 49 People based in Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona 50 Glowing lines 51 Stefani ___ Angelina Germanotta a.k.a. Lady Gaga 53 Diamond data 54 What you have to do to interpret the answers to 16-, 25- and 40-Across 57 Signs up 58 “Maybe” 59 “You sure about that?” 60 Ones tackling their home work

DOWN

1 “Yeah? And what if I don’t wanna?!” 2 Food, quaintly 3 Trusted 4 Garment that appropriately rhymes with “court” 5 Basted edge 6 Ulterior motives 7 Role for Paul McCartney in the Beatles 8 Is calculating, say 9 Magic org. 10 “Veep” co-star Clea ___ 11 Like the left side of the aisle, traditionally 12 Reddit moderators, e.g., in brief 14 Endured 15 El Greco and others 17 ___ Bell, Emily Brontë pseudonym 23 Lula da ___, former president of Brazil 25 Free from 26 When doubled, a 2010s dance 27 Good cheer 29 Good card game for the inebriated? 32 Suffix with ranch 33 Treaded winter vehicles 35 “You betcha!” 37 Bias 39 Like the cream of the crop 40 Apple store employee? 41 Overhauled 42 Supreme god of ancient Egypt 43 “So true” 44 Felt 46 Sign of late February 49 How a controversial topic might be debated 51 Work well together 52 Aéroport d’___ 55 L x W x H 56 Country music’s ___ Young Band