THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Braided Jewish bread 8 Some punches 13 Fill to the gills 14 Stay faithful 15 Takes stock? 16 Colonial-era headgear 17 Cleverness thought of too late to use 19 “___ a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (1963 film) 20 Country singer Keith 21 Former inits. for Spike TV 22 Prefix with tourism 23 Department store founder R. H. ___ 24 Cost of admission 25 The “A” of I.P.A. 26 Place to find a pen and teller 27 Wretched 30 Flexible contract provision 33 Gets back together, as a class 34 Wasteful government spending 35 Seating with hymnals 36 “As an aside …,” in a text 37 ___ Martin (Cognac maker) 38 It can go for a buck 39 “Golly!” 40 Cartoon character who explores with Boots 41 “Golly!” 42 Straight-shooting 45 Dessert brand 46 Dressing up as a fictional character with others 50 Bathroom units 51 Malevolent look 52 Shelters 53 Leaves the union

DOWN

1 TV show that spawned an exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry 2 ___ Solo 3 Off-road ride, for short 4 Gives a false story 5 Endures 6 Lead-in to boy or girl 7 Wondering “Should I? Should I not?” 8 Floral necklaces 9 Latin phrase used listlessly? 10 Discouraged 11 City NW of Genoa 12 Posted 14 Hee-haw 16 Dessert chain 18 The Who’s “Tommy,” e.g. 19 Freeze frame? 22 Otherwise 23 Peter who wrote “Serpico” 24 Ordinary people 25 ___ Lingus 26 Played, as a trumpet 27 Foretell the future by using a crystal ball 28 Stereotypical response from a shrink 29 Overnight delivery? 31 Entrance room where guests wait 32 Good date movies 37 Need for tug-of-war 38 Rounded patch of color on an animal coat 39 Small annoyances 40 Cost of membership 41 “That’s ___ to my ears” 42 Mount of Greek myth 43 Jazz great Fitzgerald 44 Peace symbol 47 Had the helm 48 Affirmative vote 49 Affirmative