NEWYORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 One who takes stock

12 Can you believe it?! 15 Fear of public places

16 Sticky stuff 17 Tending (to)

18 Half of a frozen foods brand 19 Makes a splash 20 Tapes, say

22 Trees symbolizing death in Celtic culture

23 Crumb 24 Speculative fiction writer Stephenson 25 Go away

27 Before thou knowest 29 Company that owns Rotten Tomatoes 33 Neighbor of Ciudad Juárez

35 On a par with 36 Prepared

37 6-9 months? 38 They’re involved in the scheme of things

39 File extensions 40 1986 sci-fi film sequel

42 Pair of skivvies? 44 Writers Patchett and Brashares 45 Tousle 49 Choppered in or out, say 51 Figure that goes through the roof in December?

52 QB’S stat: Abbr.

53 Director of two Best Picture-nominated films of the 2010s 55 Issa of comedy 56 “Unforgettable … With Love” Grammy recipient

57 Author

58 Lineup on a city block

DOWN

1 Absurdly exaggerated 2 Dexterous

3 As yet

4 Sets off

5 Young woman 6 Brand for determining if you’re expecting 7 World’s deepest river

8 Survivor at the end of “Hamlet” 9 Long-legged waders

10 Fifth of fünf

11 Steely Dan singer Donald

12 1973 Jim Croce hit 13 Rage quitter, maybe 14 Tavern in the same town as Krusty Burger 21 Leaves home? 23 It bears repeating 25 View from a

highland 26 Long-legged

waders 28 Communicates nonverbally, in a way

29 Ending with love or

snooze

30 Powerful spirits 31 British P.M.’S residence, informally

32 Young woman 34 Things to draw or

cast

36 Los Angeles suburb bordering Griffith Park

38 Sticky stuff

41 Not on time for 43 Communicates nonverbally, in a way

45 One of the racing

Andrettis

46 Like a prize that’s

still up for grabs 47 Wooden leg? 48 Venerable

advisers

49 Org. whose website has a Social Security Resource Center 50 School house? 51 Tarot reader, e.g. 54 Tweet attachment,

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