“Free Throw”
--throwing a themeless puzzle out there.
ACROSS
1. Andruw Jones and Mike Trout, for two (abbr.)
4. “Very much yes,” in the
Yucatan
8. Salon stuff
14. Lab tubes for measurement
16. Yellow-flowered plant used medicinally
17. Upscale deli section, maybe
18. The sweet stuff
19. French schools
20. Salamander added to
Minecraft in 2021
21. Class
22. “Down on the Corner” band, briefly
24. Pick up
25. Qty.
26. Some barn noises
28. They involve a lot of prediction
35. Sweepers and others
37. Panel show featuring David Mitchell and Lee Mack
38. Like some calculators
39. Aftermath Records founder, familiarly
40. Type of bath salts
45. Grandma, in Gloucester
46. Certain steakhouse orders
48. Festival purchase with perks
50. Hypothetical words
52. Cosmo cohort
53. Stoop
55. “Save it!”
56. Pat to the max
57. Takes a turn?
58. Treaty co-signer
59. ___-Julie, Que.
DOWN
1. Navy noncom
2. 1966 Tom and Jerry short involving a goldfish
3. Folded snack with some heat
4. Ancient Roman burial stone
5. Words after let or could
6. Extinct marine arthropods
7. Neighbor of Leb.
8. Short-haired cat breed
9. Cookies that have a gluten-free variety
10. Phil, to Will, on TV
11. Delay, in a way
12. Emulates Al Jarreau
13. Three-time Grammy winner Steve
15. Frozen meal brand touting carbon neutrality
20. Substratal water source
21. Coping mechanisms?
23. It surpassed the Beetle in 1997 as best-selling
26. Zebra groups
27. One who snoops
29. Sch. of the Horned Frogs
30. Norse underworld goddess
31. First National Leaguer with 500 homers
32. Summer Olympics host after
London
33. December donation events
34. Zero-interest deal?
36. Goes to court
40. Set consisting of every integer doubled
41. First in a series
42. Onrush
43. Say what you think
44. Wayne, e.g.
46. Offered for feedback
47. First leg in a journey, maybe
49. Finalizes, with “up”
51. Hard water?
53. Queens hub, on tix
54. Travel plan abbr.