The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Creates by artificial means
7 Bit of marathon attire
14 New Year’s Day, informally
15 Rapacious cry
16 What’s closed at closing time
18 Some toy carriers
19 Pop corn?
21 Achieve one’s due honestly
22 Diner owner in “Garfield”
23 Like a lion
25 Uplifting offering
26 Stretch (out)
27 Start of a schedule
28 Took some courses
30 Impossible to get into
32 Bad things to lose track of?
33 Squee-inducing
34 Traveling sorts
35 They can regenerate their eyes, hearts and spinal cords
36 Still
39 Pet sound
40 Like hams
41 Biblical mother of Zebulun
42 Impediment to picking things up
45 Scientists’ discards
47 More than one
49 Sarcastic response to a firstworld-problem complaint
50 Distribute
51 Help line?
52 Some credit opportunities
53 California-based soft drink company
DOWN
1 It’s a treat
2 Not going anywhere, say
3 “Is it OK if I leave?”
4 “The Wire” actress Sohn
5 Biblical preposition
6 When restaurants are busiest
7 Campus V.I.P.s
8 Where to get the ball rolling,
maybe
9 Actress DuVall of “21 Grams”
10 Certain dignitary
11 Major infractions of etiquette
12 Very clear, say, colloquially
13 One-upped
17 Pod holder
20 Steal
24 Spelunker’s challenge
27 Gets on board
28 Bits and pieces
29 They have their pluses and minuses
30 Role played by a dog with a bigger salary than some human actors in the same film
31 Political heavyweight
32 Cover for a criminal organization
33 “So we’re all on the same page … “
34 “LMAO”
36 Approval often uttered impatiently
37 Patronize a restaurant
38 Largest country without an official language, for short
40 French toast
41 Doodlebug, e.g.
43 Going without, in a way
44 Some launches, for short
46 Response of shock, in one spelling
48 Subjects of some conspiracy theories, in brief