The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Cambridge student, informally 7 Militant sort 12 Scrubbed 14 Mystery writer ___ Jackson Braun

15 Start of a

big fight? 16 Champagne

is one

17 One difficult

to tie down 19 Billing units:

Abbr. 20 Dreamer

of myth 21 Brand of changecounting machines 23 TV Gold? 24 ___ New York (upscale department store chain) 25 Short but not necessarily sweet 26 Apple sauce topped

nosh 27 Prestigious research university 29 Split 30 Colorful summer treats 33 Turkish

pooh-bah 34 Placated,

with “to” 36 Founder of two automobile companies 38 Some postgraduate study 41 Ability to learn and adapt neurologically 44 Says without

saying

45 Bad sign 46 Muddied 47 Antinuke

pact topic 48 Habiliments 49 Bully’s

reply

Down

1 Dateable one 2 Not fancy

at all

3 Typical

results

4 Fit

5 Gudrun’s victim, in Norse myth 6 Weightwatchers watch it 7 Jack’s sobriquet, with “the” 8 “___ From Hawaii” (1973 Elvis concert) 9 Some ancient Cretan statues 10 Candle scent

popular at

Christmas 11 Deservingly 13 Big band

singer Vic 14 Mucho 16 Fasteners with flat tops

18 Crafts site 21 Suffragist Carrie Chapman ___ 22 Sitcom world 24 Fruity dessert 25 Get along 26 Greaves, e.g. 27 Mass

readings 28 Cozy footwear, for short 29 Vintage military plane 30 Reality

winners beginning in 2002 31 That, in

France 32 Breaks

things off 34 Media of

exchange 35 Superexcited 37 Places to

cool it? 38 Major storm detritus 39 Elite group 40 Arthur ___, inventor of the crossword puzzle 42 “Casablanca”

lover 43 Chanel

rival