N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
Across
1 Pressing need? 8 Sends to Tartarus, say 13 Lake known for its high salinity 14 ___ Jung, “Squid Game” actress 15 Nail material 16 Flack in the music business 17 “I’m available if needed” 18 “Precision crafted performance” sloganeer 20 Beat ___ 21 Low figure 23 Not working, in a way 25 What might turn pie into pieces? 28 The dad on TV’s “American Dad!” 29 Beam 33 Souvenir from Glasgow 34 One who grows up, then eventually croaks 35 Off from work, in emails 36 “Don’t make me laugh!” 38 Emoji with a red face and fangs 39 Informal talks 41 “See you soon!,” in France 44 In custody 45 Total nothing 46 One studying coral composition, say 48 Asian capital on a river of the same name 51 “Go now!” 53 Exclamation of revelation 55 Exist naturally 56 Heavy metal band? 57 30-Down footwear 58 Driver’s license, for one
Down
1 Capital on the Caspian 2 Whom Athena smites with a boulder in the “Iliad” 3 Something once sold for pennies that’s now worth much more 4 Make a scapegoat for 5 Big brand in immunity support 6 Strung accompaniment for a hula 7 Actress Condor of the “To All the Boys” film series 8 Fight (with) 9 Word said in passing? 10 Obrigado : Portuguese :: ___ : French 11 Proscribed 12 “Probably the bravest man I ever knew,” per Harry Potter 14 Equines, collectively 16 Get unleashed 19 Two-in-one computer command 22 In perpetuum 24 Retailer that sells hydration packs 25 Apropos of 26 ___ Territory, Western destination from the mid-to-late 19th century 27 Got intimate 30 Bit of entertainment for which 57-Across are worn 31 Natural projection 32 Digital support group? 34 Resounds 37 Bright purple yam used to flavor desserts 38 Option for a house-warming? 40 Big name in Tejano music 41 Cut the cards, perhaps 42 “Qué ___” (“Excellent,” in Spanish) 43 Sacagawea’s birthplace, today 47 Peripheries 49 Piano sonatas, typically 50 Left a big impression on 52 Chicken tender? 54 Plopped down