The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RYAN MCCARTY

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ACROSS

Cut along the grain Collection of offers?

13 “Them” 15 Component of

ants on a log 16 Flash setting 18 Who shot Mr. Burns on the classic TV episode “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” 19 Lowly sorts, in

pirate lingo 21 Goes so-o-o

slowly

22 ___ orange 23 Unenthused

response 24 A.P.R.-lowering

option

25 Really digging 26 Mesoamerican language family with about half a million speakers 28 Sites of sudden admissions, for short

29 A pop 30 Carolers’ wear 31 Middle-distance options on fairways

32 The ___ Five, nickname for the “Queer Eye” cast

35 Flip

36 Political commentator Perino 37 Non-nons? 38 Onetime airer of “Music City Tonight” 39 Multitudes 40 Kind of mold 41 Producers of sharp increases in height? 43 Score marking to play higher or lower than written 45 Summer carnival

treat 46 One pile of

laundry

47 “What are you

waiting for?!” 48 Ostracized group

in the Bible 49 ___ March (annual event since 2017)

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Band with the 1974 hit “Come and Get Your Love” Bucktooth, e.g. Student body activity? Polluted, in a way Novelist Bender Small dam Channel that airs many B&W films Passenger car attachments Some Prado masterpieces 10 Groupie 11 Etymology, for

example 12 Rewards for regular-season winners, maybe 14 Racket pros 17 Mike and Carol Brady, on “The Brady Bunch” 20 Putting in a

tight spot

26 ___ cards (ESP

testing items) 27 Slangy sedative 29 Covers, as a

pothole

30 Hiss

31 Strike that’s

barely struck 32 Unfair trick 33 ___ Dolohov, one of the Death Eaters in Harry Potter books 34 Relatives of

bloodhounds 35 Author who popularized the demon Mephistopheles 36 Counterpart of a brick-and-mortar business 39 Strictly uphold 40 Prominent part

of a bloodhound 42 Early movie

mogul Marcus 44 Behind