The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Like a charm

8 “Ask away!”

15 Savoring a solitary walk through the woods, say

17 Isn’t able to control the outcome of one’s actions

18 Remote power sources, maybe

19 Venue with highlights and replays

20 Carry the day

21 Chicken (out)

23 Does some yard work

24 Fed on the sly?

26 “If u ask me

29 Half of a Polynesian locale

30 Moves from 9 to 5, say

33 It’s sometimes weatherrelated

34 Early role for Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake

36 Studies

37 Neighbor of Turk.

38 Couplet

40 Tupperware stock

41 French 101 verb

43 Ristorante suffix

44 Paleo, e.g.

51 Actress Tyler

52 Tofu, for instance

55 Question asked without reservation?

56 “Rumor has it

57 Quirky old fellas

DOWN

1 Popular companion bird

2 Transportation in a Duke Ellington classic

3 Loses it

4 Preceder of word or sense

5 Pride : lions :: ___ : badgers

6 Knocks over

7 Sigmatism

8 “Alas!”

9 Not just think

10 Missing

11 Bklyn. ___ (part of N.Y.C.)

12 Show up in labor?

13 Frozen food brand

14 Birds that rarely swim, despite having webbed feet 16 Khaki

22 The Bastille and the Tower of London, historically

23 Salmon variety

25 Albert with a Nobel Prize 26 British ___

27 Whitish

28 Shade of brown paint

29 Made hay?

31 Much of “Deck the Halls”

32 Flutter

34 Help settle

35 Beady-eyed and sneaky

36 Kumail Nanjiani’s role on “Silicon Valley”

39 Impetus

40 Curb

42 Erroneous answer to “What are the odds?”

44 Place of honor

45 “Casablanca” role

46 Website with a Craft Supplies section

47 It provides more coverage than a tank

48 Grenade, in gaming lingo

49 Deal preceder

50 11/11 or 12/12, but not 13/13

53 Psalm possessive

54 Whirling toon, familiarly