THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Midway sights 6 Standard position? 14 Lifeless 15 Dominican fashion designer’s last name … 16 … and first name 17 Uffizi work 18 City that straddles the Arkansas River 19 Leaves penniless 20 Like 21 Where people mix at parties? 23 Match up, as accounts 24 Find fault 26 Bird called a “diver” in the U. K. 27 Leonine features 28 Cabinet department 30 Covered, in a way 31 Great American Ball Park team 32 Tech enthusiast, say 33 Bad call? 36 Render pliable 40 Spring segment 41 “Egypt was the gift of the ___”: Herodotus 42 Leader of the Partisans in W. W. II 43 “Lovers Who Wander” singer, 1962 44 Cook, as latkes 46 Band- Aid site 47 On sight 49 Subject of the 2014 documentary “Life Itself” 51 Pet store bagful 52 Without allies 53 Willa Cather novel whose title ends with an exclamation point 54 Radio component 55 “Am I forgetting anything?” 56 Disreputable 1 It’s often read metaphorically 2 Isolated 3 Set forth 4 Chapters of history 5 Item dropped in the drink? 6 Superhero with hooves and a tail 7 Jason with the # 1 country hit "Dirt Road Anthem" 8 Retired hoopster Odom 9 Human member of an old TV trio 10 Bit of attire for a bellhop 11 Fats Domino's real first name12 Onetime New York company famous for making art glass 13 Most sour 15 Ward bosses? 22 Shake 25 Metaphor for a jammed highway 27 Come together 29 Unload, say 30 Yield ( to) 32 Club owners 33 Got plenty upset 34 Marker writing 35 U. N. member whose capital comes last alphabetically 36 Not kidding 37 “Great shot!” 38 Completely changed course 39 Final outcome of a firing 41 Edict of ___ ( Huguenot Wars ender) 44 Star of 2016’ s “Lion” 45 “Horseman, pass by!” poet 48 Airport security holdup 50 Like Alice's gown in “Alice in Wonderland”