NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Group whose name means “the people

of the waters that are never still”

9 To boot

13 2014 animated film whose protagonist, aptly, is a construction worker, with “The”

14 It sticks out in a dance studio 15 Jam-packed

16 Imperial title derived from “caesar”

17 Quinceañeras, e.g.

18 Social protest lecture series

20 Possible response to “Who took the last

cookie?”

21 Pentagon bigwig

23 Twice-hyphenated ID

24 Musicians are often on it 25 Instruments for Annapurna Devi and

Anoushka Shankar

28 Comedian Notaro

29 Criticize, with “on”

30 Brand whose logo includes a schoolboy

with a ball for a head

31 Largest U.S. union

32 Ground shaking stuff?

34 Composes (oneself)

36 Ancient gathering place

37 Locale for bowed heads

38 Aspirational hashtag

39 Breaks off

41 S_c_ _d (time in time)

42 Showers with sparkles

47 ___ smarts

50 Reciprocally

51 Monkey head mushroom, by another

name

53 Mountaintop home

54 Muscle car acronym

55 Cheese whose name is a

semordnilap

56 One celebrating Grounation Day, which

commemorates a visit by 8-Down

57 Go against

58 All up in another’s business

59 What may be considered worse when done well

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1 Mix of many different cultures

2 Stared at

3 Red ___

4 Succinct “I think”

5 Animal associated with the Egyptian goddess Hathor

6 Online image

7 Crane of “Frasier”

8 Ethiopian emperor revered by 56-Acrosses

9 To boot

10 Its destruction marked a turning point in World War I

11 Actor Sebastian ___

12 Between you and me

13 Surrounded and attacked, with “to” 15 Typist’s help to avoid repetitive strain injury

19 Team whose song “The Super Bowl Shuffle” earned a Grammy nomination 21 Big game

22 Throw ___

24 Short-crust pastry fillings

26 Wind on the water?

27 Cheek

30 Texter’s segue

33 Sharper image co.?

34 Some works by Petrarch

35 Caution on a silica gel packet

37 Lady, but not the Tramp

40 Ones who are sent packing?

41 Confuse wasabi with guacamole, say 43 Perfect vis-à-vis good, in an aphorism 44 Portmanteau for a messenger bag 45 Water filter brand

46 Tiptoe, maybe

47 Took a dive

48 Tucker

49 Part of the mouth

52 Hurly-burly