The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0617
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 midto-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 housewarming?
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