The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Move to a later date, say

11 ___ noche (tonight: Sp.) 15 “Any interest in doing this?” 16 Wolverine, for example 17 ’80s work wear with shoulder pads

18 Kind of tense 19 Originator of parody ads for 5-hour Empathy and Tylenol BM, in brief

20 Better ___ 21 Author Donna who wrote “The Secret History” 22 What you might test the waters with

23 Ink absorber 25 “Them’s the

rules”

28 Firm requirement, for short?

29 Style guide? 30 Juice (up) 31 Really dig 32 Extra in “The Lord of the Rings”

33 Takes care of the rough spots, in a way

34 4-Down, for CBS 35 Alters, as a pop

singer’s voice 37 Something you might describe as touch-and-go? 38 Show of self

sorrow

39 Library

workspaces 41 Arthur with two Emmys and a Tony 42 “Middlemarch”

novelist, 1871 43 Nos. representing years’ worth of letters

45 Mo. that the AngloSaxons called Winterfylleth 48 Household

organizers 49 Says too much 52 Previously 53 Official drink of

Puerto Rico 54 Recognized 55 One who passes the bar?

DOWN

1 Designates 2 Shellfish have lots of this 3 Little cry

4 See 34-Across 5 Fabled beneficiary of a nap 6 Running backs and defensive ends 7 Líquido vital 8 Given to self-reflection? 9 Triage pro

10 “___ Enfants du Paradis” (classic W.W. IIera film) 11 An American in Paris, say 12 Capital invested by experts 13 They’re on the tip of your tongue

14 Some pest

control products 21 Blue Jays or Raptors, for short

22 ’90s exercise fad 23 One of a pair of

interrogators 24 “Not gonna ___” 25 Fabled beneficiary of a kiss

26 Ones who watch sports for a living?

27 Beer purchase in a large bottle, informally 29 Write

30 Air traveler in

early winter 31 Study pills

33 It can’t miss 35 Afflict 36 Ingredient added

to a Bloody Mary 38 ___ name 40 Nevada senator

Jacky

43 Good name for a

biology teacher? 44 Boob, on the

Tube

45 Like some contracts and contraceptives 46 Opposite of

annex 47 Onetime title for Bulgaria’s Simeon II, the last person to use it

49 Go (for)

50 Go (for)

51 Like