THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Brand of headphones 11 Sellers of buckets 15 Brought about 16 Smooth 17 Annual fashion event since 1948 18 ___ torch 19 Put in the trash 20 One hanging around in a deli? 22 Queen Elizabeth spells her name with one 23 Romanian currency units 24 Use Venmo, say 25 Mozart's "Le ___ di Figaro" 27 Imprecise stats: Abbr. 29 File folder part 30 One taking a survey 31 Taking on a new identity, in a way 34 Once- standard subject no longer taught in most schools 36 "That must be the case" 37 One of 32 for Beethoven 39 Harmless 40 Daytime star 41 Temper tantrum outbursts 45 To whom "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" is sung 46 Abbr. on old Eurasian maps 47 Play-___ 48 Health abbr. 49 Measure the length of again 52 Game in which it's illegal to play left- handed 53 Crushed cacao beans used to make chocolate 55 Leave one's drawers in the drawer, say 57 Posthuman race of literature 58 Secret society invoked in many conspiracy theories 59 Match up 60 Participates in combat

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1 Fifth place? 2 Offers a similar opinion to 3 Nails a test 4 Hats in the Highlands 5 Navigation abbr. 6 Parts of an "S. N. L." audition 7 Athleisure wear 8 Police department resources 9 Something no one person can run 10 Eponymous Dutch town 11 Baby skunk 12 Makes curly 13 Soda debut of 2005 14 Baseball Hall- of- Famer Duke 21 Privy to a practical joke, say 26 "Don't count your chickens before they hatch," e. g. 28 Tough situation 29 Something to do to a shoulder or the brakes 30 Corolla part 32 Someone who's really too good to be competing 33 Hu- u- uge 34 With alacrity 35 Seller of calorific pastries 38 Anvil, hammer or stirrup 39 James F. ___, Truman secretary of state 42 God, in Hebrew 43 Maintain, as standards 44 Sure winner 46 Fancy wrap 50 Protection: Var. 51 Stone that's cast 52 Gasp 54 Word usually written in brackets 56 ___ drop