new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Talk, talk, talk 9 Give stories 14 Basis of comparison 15 National tree of India 16 “Good going!” 17 Words before many a

commercial 18 Singer who wrote 19 Battle of Albert setting,

1914 21 United hub, briefly 22 Traditional Christmas gift for

a child 24 Accent reduction may be a subj.

in it 25 Italian title 26 Unwelcome closet discovery 29 Their sizes are measured in

cups 30 1967 album that included “I

Can See for Miles” 34 Fiddled 35 “A Study in the Word” host 36 Make a comeback? 37 Old cinema 38 Round stopper, for short 39 Merrie Melodies sheepdog 41 Schoolmarmish sound 46 ___ Brum (car accessory) 47 Having depth 50 Recipient of much 2010s

humanitarian aid 51 Giant in test prep 53 Succeeded 55 “Er … uh …” 56 Boss 57 Largest minority in Croatia 58 “Sounds about right”

DOWN

1 Took downtown 2 Jägermeister ingredient 3 Talking pet 4 Complain 5 Pie-in-the-face scenes, say 6 Sacred thing, to Ayn Rand 7 Sharing word 8 Indie rocker Case 9 Flap of fashion 10 Pub 11 Command to pay attention 12 It may include laundering 13 Down, in a diner 15 They’re often seeking change 20 Text, e.g. 23 Loud complaints 27 Life starts in it 28 Certain beach phony 29 Obscure 30 “The King’s Speech” director 31 Horace man? 32 Field fungus 33 Subprime mortgagee, to

detractors 34 Handle 35 Kawasaki products 39 Doctor’s orders 40 Dahlia in Wodehouse novels,

e.g. 42 Surrealist known for

self-portraits 43 Like many ribbons 44 All-___ 45 Bud 48 One who has a hunch 49 Mooring spot 52 Media ___ 54 Classic Bogart role, in slang