The New York Times Crossword

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1 Quinceañera honoree 6 Draft pick? 15 Hub for Nollywood movies 16 What a snake or dragon can represent 17 Go/no-go directive 18 Despise 19 “Midnight Cowboy” role 20 Achieved something wondrous 21 Worked together (with) 23 Bit of summer wear, informally 24 Adroit, as a trick 25 Home of the Plain of Jars, a UNESCO World Heritage site 26 Pair of pants? 27 Indoor rowing machine, in brief 28 Group that counts Harding, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy as former members 29 Louis _ _ _ (predecessor of the franc) 30 1982 film with the tagline “Behind every great man, there is a woman!” 32 Material in some china 36 Halloween costume requiring a full-body suit 37 Subject of a smash hit? 38 Big retailer of camping gear 39 Make no effort to stop something 42 Charged 43 Cameron with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 44 Like many place mats 45 Actress with an Emmy nomination for FX’s “Atlanta” 47 Dealer’s new offering, perhaps 49 Starter course 50 Snarled 51 Ratio of two sides in a right-angled triangle, in brief 52 Submissions for a casting director 53 Shake 54 They’re sported while going on a run 55 Wannabe

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1 Wind known for its warmth 2 What might lead a person to drink 3 “Time to split” 4 Symbol of confinement 5 ___ Place, one of the original 28 stations of the New York City subway 6 Specialty of Rhode Island cuisine 7 Flexible musical tempos 8 Vacuum tube parts 9 Illustrious 10 Baseboard, e.g. 11 Intrinsically 12 Washington airport, informally 13 Attacking a sub, say 14 Settings for some scuba dives 22 Holden’s brother in “The Catcher in the Rye” 26 Out of bounds, in a way 28 Spot 29 Foundation, often 31 Variety of games 32 Incorporeal 33 Mozart’s “Voi, che sapete” and others 34 Business of the Dutch East India Company 35 Informal title in city government 37 Fleet runner 39 Pool side 40 Zeljko ___, 2008 Emmy winner for “Damages” 41 Japanese mat 42 Scout’s collection 43 From square one 45 Districts 46 Contractor at a gym? 48 Max ___ (couture label)