The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Slice, for one

8 Where to find free spirits 15 Be cautious

16 Half of a former sitcom duo 17 Part of a militaristic “Star Trek” race

18 Social position 19 German automaker 20 Existed

21 Big export of Myanmar 22 Summa cum laude spoiler 24 They might make waves 25 Numismatist’s rating 26 Sports reporter Andrews 27 Paul McCartney and Elton John

28 Supports for a naval expedition

29 Opaque

31 Item worn diagonally 32 Romantic gray area 35 What most pop-ups are 36 Restaurant listings are often organized by them 38 Horror, e.g.

40 Bad thing on a record 41 You might get your mitts on this 42 Renaissance Faire descriptor

43 Subtle signals

44 Traffic jam

45 Tribute of a sort

46 The stuff of legends

47 Bad things on records, for short 48 Animals whose name is derived from the Latin for “little thief”

50 Having a bad trip, perhaps 53 Mouse hole? 54 “Almost finished!”

55 Foils 56 “Ghostbusters” co-star Rick

DOWN

1 Big ___

2 Attraction at un zoológico 3 Smashing good time 4 Some needlework 5 Hardly measures up 6 Spoken

7 Pig’s place 8 Mary-Kate and Ashley 9 Spreads out on the table 10 Broadway’s “Dear ___ Hansen”

11 Get in the end

12 1960s cultural phenomenon 13 Apply oil to

14 City in NW France 20 Block off

22 Big ___ 23 All those in favor 24 Maserati’s parent company 25 Many a Vogue subscriber 27 Some of them are described as red and yellow, but not orange

28 Midnight ___ 30 Troubadour’s accompaniment 31 Classic editing room sound 33 Not just for me

34 Equal

37 “Black Jeopardy!” show, for short

38 Stupid person, in slang 39 First in line

40 Razzie Award winners 43 Dame lead-in

44 Having fewer reservations 46 Sainted fifth-century pope who met with

Attila the Hun

47 Actor Paul of “There Will Be Blood”

49 45 or 78, for short

50 Dot follower

51 Pixar specialty, in brief 52 Some M.M.A. victories