The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 “I Am ___” (2013 best-selling autobiography)
7 Deals
12 1998 Paul Simon/Derek Walcott musical, with “The”
13 Party leader 14 Jaguar’s coat, e.g. 15 Apple ___ 16 Classified
17 Little put-down 19 Exorcism, e.g. 20 [Yawn]
22 Addictive pain reliever
24 Baby during its first four weeks
25 “Do something funny!” 26 Nick name
28 Rapper with the 5x platinum album “… And Then There Was X” 29 “Crime and Punishment” setting
41 Low
42 U.S. women’s soccer star Megan ___ 43 Sporty Pontiac of old 44 Dark and forbidding 45 MacFarlane of “American Dad!” 46 Capital of the U.S. from 1785 to 1790, in brief
48 Thick, as toilet tissue 49 Members of familles 51 Tried to follow 53 Company that once had tremendous “quarterly” profits?
54 Light crimson 55 “Fiddler on the Roof” Oscar nominee 56 Showed signs of congestion, maybe
DOWN
1 First name of two Wimbledon winners in the 1980s and ’90s 2 Political organization 3 Shepherds, in the Bible
4 Le Pen pal? 5 International treaty subject
6 Ones not calling the shots?
7 Chest part, informally
8 Lovingly, in scores 9 Classic blues song with the line “I’d rather be dead than to stay here and be your dog”
10 When to start on a course
11 Less stressed 12 Singer in Jewish services
14 Small part
16 Tucker out, in a way 18 Hobble
21 Press secretary who inspired C.J. Cregg of “The West Wing”
23 ___-de-sac 27 Graduate of a Red Cross training course, for short 29 Resists change 30 Go along with 31 Stuck 32 Ordinary joe 33 “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” network
34 Word with game or building
35 One letting you know before going for a bite?
36 Some malicious programs 37 Intolerant 38 One-footed creature
39 South Pole discoverer Amundsen 40 Millennials, by another name 47 “Seriously?!” 50 Part of RSVP 52 Morale-boosting grp.