The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Really busy 7 Ban from argument 13 Greasers’ loves 15 According to schedule 16 Bar bowlful 18 Banana Republic’s parent company 19 Either of two extremes in an orbit 20 CD follower 22 Symbol of change, in math 23 Picks 24 Pick 26 First pope to be called “the Great” 27 Jr. and sr. 28 City license once needed to work in an establishment serving alcohol 30 Photogenic, informally 31 Get all twisted up 32 Itches 33 Part of what makes you you 35 Decline 36 Stock letters 39 Ancient city rediscovered in 1870 40 Blackballs 41 Royal Catherine 42 “Duck ___” (classic Warner Bros. short)
44 Its business is booming 45 Nerve 46 Expired 48 Term of respect in old westerns 50 Wrap up 51 Loan specification 52 Boil 53 Piano trio?
Down
1 “Hummina hummina!” 2 Onetime Ebert partner 3 Sources of some tremors 4 “Mrs. ___ Goes to Paris” (Paul Gallico novel) 5 A bushelful 6 See 7-Down 7 With 6-Down, what may follow Indiana or Illinois 8 Like the best streams? 9 Protection from a shark, maybe 10 Bad things to blow
11 Like valentines 12 Settled 14 Party flasher 17 Up to this point 21 Source of guiding principles 24 Ova, e.g. 25 Becomes settled in a new environment 28 Speleologist 29 Minds 30 Make more palatable 31 Give up 33 Material 34 Style of Southern hip-hop 35 Things drawn by eccentric people 36 Home to the ancient Zapotec civilization 37 Like opposing groups on “Survivor” 38 Inches 41 Not natural 43 Strain of potent marijuana 45 Speck 47 Plain white ___
49 Plan out