new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Straight person’s statement 16 #1 Dire Straits hit 17 Privileged access 18 Holding heat 19 Jan ___, South African leader instrumental in establishing the League of Nations 20 South African with two U.S.
Open wins 21 King with a sad end 22 Response to “Hey, I’m not per
fect” 23 Sweep spots? 24 You may need to clean yours up 25 Some gowns 26 “___ me?” (“Wha?”) 27 Turkey ___, slugger in the
Baseball Hall of Fame 29 Like Rodin’s thinker 30 Divests 31 Something to scan 32 Some dog treats 35 What fellers may be skilled with 39 Many a spring arrival 40 Need for war games 41 “Well, ___-di-dah!” 42 Big name in educational grants 43 Earl’s equivalent, in Évreux 44 Shelter-providing dugout 45 Like Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 46 Turn around on Wall Street? 47 Toughen: Var. 48 Real lowlife? 51 Schemer’s quality 52 Sure things
DOWN
1 Savanna leapers 2 “Bingo!” 3 Give energy 4 Now’s opposite 5 Diana with a record-setting swim around Manhattan in 1975 6 Repeatedly, in 31-Acrosses 7 They allow performers to stay on pointe 8 No great shakes 9 Afflictions of the world-weary 10 Former Senate majority leader
and family 11 Posted pieces: Abbr. 12 “Bingo!” 13 Certain audio jack 14 Huddled up, e.g. 15 Expelled 22 Some are prevailing 23 Rackets 25 Exsiccates 26 Core units? 28 Cellulose fiber brand 29 Meteorological probe 31 Salsa, say 32 Option for thickening soup 33 Souter succeeded him on the Supreme Court 34 It’s exploited for its crude content 35 Tiny dots on maps 36 Egg white component 37 Justify 38 Protects 40 Arrest 43 Street, in San José 44 Nero’s soul 46 Not go out of service? 47 Applied sci. professional 49 Turn-of-century year 50 What April has, unlike any other
month?