Crossword

ACROSS

1 Epithet 6 Econ. indicators

10 Sp. title 14 Loud item in a closet 16 Easily manipulated type 17 Study buddies, often

18 Natl. law group whose “M” is largely obsolete 19 Picnic serving 20 Prandial pokers

21 Cool veggies? 22 Café de __: Mexican drink brewed in a pot 23 Arduous tasks

25 Like some premium services 28 Scrapped

31 On the offensive, legally

32 It’s not a side road

33 Skin lotion brand 34 Stopping at a KOA, say

35 Fall place 36 Doubts 38 Some shared rides 39 Excites 40 Fictitious 18th-century autobiographer 41 Mighty Dump Truck maker 42 Hold-up group? 43 Like some milk, alas

45 Watch with a webcam, perhaps 47 Impromptu speech fillers 50 Italy’s Lake __ 51 “How many licks does it take ...?” treat 53 Jackie’s designer 54 Overwhelms 55 Lean and muscular 56 Capital on a fjord 57 Up one day, down the next

DOWN

1 Spike

2 Ragù __ Bolognese 3 Leaner alternative to pork 4 “What?” utterances 5 Anchor’s responsibility 6 Akufo-Addo’s land 7 Marquee evening 8 Continuous newsroom operations 9 Familiar gp. of 50 10 Facetious metaphor for a difficult situation 11 Mountain dangers

12 Big volume 13 They didn’t stop Hannibal 15 Alfred E. Neuman feature

21 Bop on the bean

22 Aptly named jazz work co-written by Charlie “Bird” Parker 24 When repeated, acclaimed Chinese pianist 25 “I’m here to help” 26 Expected 27 Inexperienced one

28 Legal orders

29 Two before marzo

30 Fog word 32 Pilots start them 34 Twice-baked bread 37 Squirt 38 Metal named for a planet

40 Not pleased

42 In half 43 Shallows craft 44 Social science course, briefly 46 Gene __ 47 Prom style, often 48 Turned some ground 49 Active 51 Ontario-based music gp. 52 Self-described “non-musician” Brian