N.Y. T I MES C RO S S WORD

ACROSS

1 Cable news lineup

6 Only character with the same name in both “Rent” and “La Bohème” 10 Some urgent messages, in brief 14 Dramatic device

15 What’s before after, at the end? 16 Kaplan course subj. 17 “That’s enough for now” 19 Singular 20 Most promising slate of candidates 21 Decision spot

22 Dark half

23 Sexy

24 One who might have a brush with fame?

26 Jobs at Apple, once 27 Prom night worry 29 Puzzle solver’s cry 30 Legal pad alternative 33 Lightly lined apparel

34 Batting

equipment?

35 Cost-ofliving fig. 36 Array on a screen

37 The season opener? 38 Author who was a childhood friend of Harper Lee 40 Filch

41 Melissa Jefferson ___ Lizzo 44 Spots for

bulbs

45 Celebrity’s influence

48 Overhaul

49 Goes in

100%

50 Single piece of underwear, paradoxically 51 Highland slope 52 Background distraction 53 Some are traditional, in brief

54 Steel (oneself) 55 Mount

DOWN

1 Mark

2 Japanese beer brand 3 Camera mentioned in Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome” (not a Kodak!) 4 River of Germany 5 Upgrade at a dealership 6 Warrant 7 Singer/ actor who narrated 1964’s “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer” 8 Gist

9 Put out 10 Divvy up

11 Autoimmune condition with itchy skin

12 Use of a cushion or a backboard 13 Anne or Jeanne: Abbr.

18 B+ or A

21 E-tail perk 24 Tree toppers 25 Pine product

26 Pine product 27 Pieces of pomegranate 28 Nightclub of song, familiarly

30 Resource with content in 300+ languages 31 ___ school 32 Seeks judgment, in a way

33 Fairy tale patriarch

34 Grp. that watches

TV

39 Some may linger

40 Encrusted

41 Be

in store

42 Ashton Kutcher’s role on “That ’70s Show” 43 Longtime senator Specter

45 Who asks “What can I help you with?”

46 Former Bulgarian monarch 47 Omaha relative

48 Tech sch. in upstate

N.Y.

49 Initials of the person who said “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you”