The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0725
Across 1 One waiting to
go off 9 Items in a robotics kit 15 Citizen Kane’s affliction 16 “Begone,” to
Shakespeare 17 Losers 18 Sunday hangover remedy 19 Hoopster’s playmaking ability 21 Synchronization problem 22 With 30-Down,
object of a hunt 23 1978 Olivier Award winner 24 Minstrel’s offering 25 Majors, e.g. 26 Loaded things? 27 Glaring 31 Sloppy kiss 32 Spots for roughnecks 33 Trinket 34 Shaped like
Skittles 35 Modern composer’s constructions 36 “Les ___ Cloches” (Edith Piaf hit) 37 Contacts,
modern-style 38 Experience catharsis, in a way 39 Impudent 40 San ___ 44 Neighbor of Norma 45 It’s blown up at a carnival 47 They’re over
two feet 49 Stopgap for an energy shortage 50 Match parts 51 Beverage in a pear-shaped bottle, ironically 52 Something you close your eyes for 53 Notation on an
envelope
Down 1 Lecture, say 2 Northern hemisphere? 3 Capital of Iraq’s Nineveh province 4 The Eagles of
the N.C.A.A. 5 TV character whose middle name is JoJo 6 As a rule 7 Sliding door
locales 8 Sting, e.g. 9 Home to the so-called “happy people” 10 ___ Andrews, co-host of “Dancing With the Stars” 11 DVD-___ 12 Feature of Berlioz’s symphony “Harold en Italie” 13 Available for purchase 14 Theater
designs 20 “___ Magic,”
Doris Day hit 24 Four-bagger 25 Derby folks 26 Members of la
famille 27 Dog washers? 28 Marian’s occupation in “The Music Man” 29 Kosher 30 See 22-Across 31 Ultimately
prevail 33 Some sports
figures 35 Music on Radio
Disney 37 1989 Broadway
monodrama 39 Subject of the biography “All His Jazz” 40 Give up 41 Altercation 42 Lotus position, for one 43 Traditional birthplace of Buddhism 45 Performer at 1963’s March on Washington 46 ___ teeth 48 “___ had it!”