The New York Times Crossword

No. 1216

ACROSS

1 Place with dressing options 9 Name found forward and

backward in “Miranda rights” 12 Ones making a racket? 14 Heart

15 Motion pictures?

17 Film unlikely to have a

costume designer

18 Young woman, quaintly 19 “You can’t be serious” 21 New LinkedIn members,

perhaps

22 Clear evidence

23 Tiny type size

24 One side in a noted family

feud

25 What to call a king

26 First band to surpass one billion streams on Spotify (2014)

27 ___ sauce

28 Events offering a whole lot to

choose from?

29 Alternative to cooking oil 32 *****, say

33 Moved

34 Surfing hazards

35 Singer Bobby with a bravesounding last name 36 Crushes that have lost their

sparkle?

38 Companies

39 One subject to a religious ban from the 1521 Edict of Worms

40 Savoury pies

42 Buenos ___ 43 “Be prepared”

45 World Wildlife Fund and

others, in brief

46 Winter accessory

47 “I ___!”

48 “That’s super”

DOWN

1 Trash hauler

2 Musical effect that comes from the Italian for “to play on a harp”

3 Bookish

4 “Did it start already?”

5 Time piece?

6 Audacious self-assurance 7 Isn’t 100%

8 Tiny messenger

9 Factory seconds, for short 10 Sentence with a lot of

commas, perhaps

11 They’re impulsive 13 Situations involving multiple

romantic partners 14 Courteous behavior, formally 16 Portmanteau for poly

relationships 17 Pretend to be

20 Follower of one or single in

biology

22 Its moves include Enchufla

and Sombrero steps 23 Bottom

24 Events with matadores 26 Hades vis-à-vis Persephone 28 Thickets

29 “If I could have the honor ...” 30 Fragrant brew used in

traditional medicine 31 Geographical abbr.

32 Church gifts

33 Opposite of peaceful 34 Custom car built with old

parts and a shabby aesthetic 35 Bleak

36 Cut used for London broil,

traditionally

37 Classic video game character portrayed by John Leguizamo (1993)

38 Ruling in Islamic law 40 Complete

41 Figure (out)

44 Crew implement