The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Creature of the
internet
7 “The ___ deeds like poison weeds / Bloom well in prison-air”: Oscar Wilde
13 At this late
stage
15 It’s a drag
16 Muttonchops
moisturizer
18 Like the feeling of one’s legs after a marathon, maybe
19 Helping of
gravy?
20 Silver streaks,
e.g.
22 Network behind the Ken Burns docuseries “Jazz”
23 Son of Seth
24 Be a bad
winner, say
25 ___ gras torchon (French dish)
26 ___ Peres, suburb of St. Louis
27 Quite a spread
28 Hiding places
29 Gingerly avoid
31 Source of some popular Instagram or Twitter postings
32 Neuropsychological trait in which one might ascribe colors to numbers or tastes to words
33 Like a 2 1/2star review, say
34 Jockey’s main
competitor?
35 Caboose, e.g.
38 Don’t do it,
doc!
39 Term of address in an old-timey introduction
40 “Don’t get
___!”
41 Get on
42 Blacksmith’s
need
43 Vermont municipality SE of Montpelier
44 Reply to “Whatcha doin’?”
46 Staffers savvy
with syringes
48 Weapon that originated in feudal Japan
49 “Just missed!”
50 Gave a look?
51 Some golfing
attire
Down
1 Like many shots in pickleball
2 Low tie
3 Landforms seen in South America
4 ____ the Great, founder of the first Persian empire
5 Some operators in Boolean logic
6 It’s between
one and many
7 Fancy restaurant service
8 Saint in a
nursery rhyme
9 Salonga of
Broadway
10 Terminus
11 Basketball star with five Olympic gold medals
12 Language class
lesson
14 “Alexander’s Bridge” was her debut novel (1912)
17 Findings under couch cushions, maybe
21 Places for
networking
24 Makeup set?
25 Beasts
27 Noted
28 “Ella and ___” (1956 jazz album)
29 Target of acid
washing, often
30 Wine list
heading
31 Dorothy, to the Wicked Witch of the West
32 Capricorn’s
symbol
33 What might precede a million
35 Tech pointer
36 Relaxed
37 Hershey candy company trademark
39 Ovary, for
example
40 Soccer coaching great ___ Ancelotti
42 Opposite of
thick
43 Chin (up)
45 Sci-fi villain that Anthony Hopkins once said inspired his performance as Hannibal Lecter
47 Column on an R.S.V.P. spreadsheet