NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Braided Jewish

bread 8 Some punches 13 Fill to the gills 14 Stay faithful 15 Takes stock? 16 Colonial- era

headgear 17 Cleverness thought of too late to use 19 “___ a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” ( 1963 film) 20 Country singer

Keith 21 Former inits. for

Spike TV 22 Prefix with

tourism 23 Department store founder R. H. ___ 24 Cost of

admission 25 The “A” of I. P. A. 26 Place to find a

pen and teller 27 Wretched 30 Flexible contract provision 33 Gets back together, as a class 34 Wasteful government spending 35 Seating with

hymnals 36 “As an aside …,”

in a text 37 ___ Martin

( Cognac maker) 38 It can go for a

buck 39 “Golly!” 40 Cartoon character who explores with Boots 41 “Golly!” 42 Straightshooting 45 Dessert brand 46 Dressing up as a fictional character with others 50 Bathroom units 51 Malevolent look 52 Shelters 53 Leaves the

union

Down

1 TV show that spawned an exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry 2 ___ Solo 3 Off- road ride,

for short 4 Gives a false

story 5 Endures 6 Lead- in to boy

or girl 7 Wondering “Should I? Should I not?” 8 Floral necklaces 9 Latin phrase

used listlessly? 10 Discouraged 11 City NW of

Genoa 12 Posted 14 Hee- haw 16 Dessert chain 18 TheWho’s

“Tommy,” e. g. 19 Freeze frame? 22 Otherwise 23 Peter who

wrote “Serpico” 24 Ordinary

people 25 ___ Lingus 26 Played, as a

trumpet 27 Foretell the future by using a crystal ball 28 Stereotypical response from a shrink 29 Overnight

delivery? 31 Entrance room where guests wait 32 Good date

movies 37 Need for

tug- of- war 38 Rounded patch of color on an animal coat 39 Small

annoyances 40 Cost of

membership 41 “That’s ___ to

my ears” 42 Mount of Greek

myth 43 Jazz great

Fitzgerald 44 Peace symbol 47 Had the helm 48 Affirmative vote 49 Affirmative