THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Blue period? 7 Pet that needs a sitter? 13 Best Actor Oscar nominee for “The Lion in Winter” 14 Oriental blossom 15 Sartre’s first novel 16 What you might get a distorted picture from? 17 Tee off 18 Detective fiction author Paretsky 19 Fragrance created by Fabergé 20 Scoring low on the excite- o- meter 21 Rarely missed stroke 23 Fore- and- aft- rigged vessel 24 Country ___ & Suites 26 Fictional biographer 28 “___ Will Be Loved” ( Maroon 5 hit) 29 Restaurant critic who lent his name to a brand at the supermarket 32 Show authority? 34 Lightens up, say 36 Service station offering 39 “Beauty and the Beast” lyricist Howard 40 Macabre 42 Obedience school command 44 Foundry supply 46 Rolled item 47 Tribal title 48 Scorecard figures 49 Unpaid interest? 51 Ontario town across from Buffalo 53 Electrify 54 Club that “even God can’t hit,” according to Lee Trevino 55 It’s not common knowledge 56 Worker at a station 57 Dirty

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1 “Hasn’t scratched yet!” product 2 Concluded 3 Ring for dessert 4 Pharmacological amount 5 Bright- eyed 6 Parliamentary vote 7 Horne of “The Lady and Her Music” 8 “I can finally relax!” 9 Nonhuman explorer 10 Woos 11 “This being the case …” 12 Get a mouthful? 14 Side lights? 16 Grammy- nominated rock band for “Epic” 18 Setting of many pirate stories 22 Stirs 23 Gave a leg up to? 25 Fly in the ointment 27 At one’s disposal 30 Renaissance Faire garment 31 Reputed 33 One who gets no credit? 35 Salt Lake City daily 36 Demand 37 Face Time device 38 Raised 41 Security system component 43 Shenanigan 45 Gather together for stitching 48 Kind of plane 50 1977 horror film set in Newfoundland 52 Timeline segment 53 Listing on a Rolodex