NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Places for drivers to get around 10 Whom the children of Israel served, per Judges 14 Baseball cards, campaign buttons and such 15 Triangular body parts 16 Bootleg seller 17 Animal known to chase its tail 18 Trophy named for the N.H.L.’s first president 19 Thoreau’s “The ___ Woods” 20 Devil ___ Hatfield, Golden Globewinning role for Kevin Costner 21 Engage in warfare 23 Chow line? 25 Dress down 26 “Cavalleria Rusticana” baritone 27 Portraitist with a Baltimore museum named after him 28 Nissan offering 30 Ready to attack, say 34 Similar to: Fr. 36 Big name in scholastic philosophy 38 Consumers want to get their hands on it 42 Super, slangily 43 1992 western with a Spanish title 46 Autobús alternative 47 Tide pool locale 48 Entertainers for whom lines quickly form 50 Tony’s mother on “The Sopranos” 51 Check on the passing of bills? 52 Popular typeface 53 Describing the efforts of Batman and Spider-Man 54 End up leaving 55 Producer of loose leaf notes?
DOWN 1 Tourist attraction that faces a statue of Leonardo da Vinci 2 Picks for a case 3 Have peace of mind 4 Buys and sells 5 Fancy 6 Alternatives to Toshibas 7 Org. that publishes The Crisis magazine 8 Directly connected, as a bathroom to a bedroom 9 “Ask politely” 10 One of the Iron Chefs on “Iron Chef America” 11 Lure for a gambler 12 Brief comeback 13 U.S. city that hosts the world’s largest jalapeño festival 15 Cocktails with Kahlúa and cream 22 Contemporary of Saint-Saëns 24 Oatmeal, e.g. 27 Striped or spotted animal named for its habitat 29 Flatbread sometimes served with curry 31 Safaris without guns, say 32 Give a stamp of approval 33 Not happen overnight 35 Protagonist in the “Die Hard” films 37 Beverage brand whose logo depicts three claw marks 38 Green cars 39 Musician with the 1963 gold-selling album “Honey in the Horn” 40 Opportunity for people to act badly? 41 Rodeo ring?
44 “___ Siempre” (muchcovered 1965 song about Che Guevara) 45 Cry in a dogfight 49 Prey for a jaguar