The new york times crossword

1 Put on blast 5 Vegetable whose name comes from Igbo

9 Bill originating

in Texas

14 It has its standards, for short 15 17-Across, for

one

16 Raise

17 "On Being Brought

From Africa to America" writer, 1768 20 Nobody else can take it Campaign platforms, perhaps Ground rule? Milquetoast Suffix that turns a verb into an adjective Proportion of customers that make a purchase, in businessspeak

More trifling "Baloney!" Gets ready to fly

Forgetting to finish this clue, for examp

Got taken for a ride, in a way

37 Your ___ 38 Occasion to ask the Four Questions After Brazil, the world's second-largest producer of coffee

Give a hand? 21

22 23 24 27 29 30 31

32 36 39 41

ACROSS

42 Left for the

country? 43 "My

goodness!" 45 Roy Lichtenstein's "Drowning Girl," e.g.

47 Bit of deductive reasoning? 49 Cocktail with

caffeine 52 Can't stand the

heat, say 53 Kind of fixation 54 Foul smell 55 Rip (from) 56 iPhone

command 57 Real prat

DOWN

1 Catchy tunes 2 Opposite of

rubicund 3 Battle site in

Tennessee 4 Components of some sports broadcasts 5 Swing-era bandleader

___ Cates 6 Decks and floors, informally? 7 Alters the narrative, in a way

8 Familiar (with) 9 Laphroaig

flavorer 10 Words from a

paper pusher? 11 Region of Italy that lends its name to a pepper 12 Scream for a

team

13 What Charlotte lives above in "Charlotte's Web"

18 "The Lord of the Rings" actress

By Daniel Grinberg

19 Unlikely

gift

23 Courses 25 Vichyssoise

ingredient 26 Source of the words "plaid" and "trousers" 28 Bacteriologist Walter who conducted yellow fever research 29 Preserver's

purchase 31 Salon offering 32 Swear

33 Name that's a homophone of 24-Across 34 Fuji, for one 35 Dom maker 39 Pages on the

left side 40 Profession 42 "And She ___" (Talking Heads hit)

44 Indie output 46 Threat to

crops 47 Common additive to white rice 48 Fish named for

a weapon 49 *grimaces, sticks out tongue* 50 "Which one of Arthur's knights built the Round Table? ___ Cumference!" (groaner) 51 "My

goodness!"

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