THE NEW YORK TIMES
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1 Twitter label for top hashtags 7 Relative of a histogram 15 Currency of Indonesia
16 Had a midday break
17 Tough nut to crack 18 Explanation for the existence of evil in God’s presence 19 Do without 20 Money, in slang 21 Care package sender, often 22 White House family of the early 20th century 23 Contest
24 Store window sign 25 Billion-dollar Procter & Gamble brand 26 Country album? 29 What a relief! 31 ___ kick 32 Yielding 33 Where BMW is headquartered 36 “Live well” sloganeer 37 Subject that encompasses net neutrality
39 Central to, with “of”
43 It comes to light 44 Put on display, with “out” 45 Product of transcription 46 Certain Afrocentrist, informally
47 One making a malicious attack, maybe
48 Pore over 50 Ditch
51 Zoo attraction 53 Capable of handling the task 54 Best-selling studio album of all time (33x platinum) 55 Hold tight 56 Something U and I have in common 57 Evans who was the 2009-10 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year
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1 Lullaby locale 2 Goes once around the track
3 It’s worse than a bomb 4 “Sweet dreams!”
5 Olivia de Havilland and Olivia Newton-John, for two 6 Playwright who wrote “All great truths begin as blasphemies” 7 Enemy of the Joker
8 Just behind 9 Dance done to fiddle music 10 Thrombus, more familiarly 11 Cabinet dept. that tracks homelessness 12 Savage
13 Sister brand of 7Up
14 Mint family members 23 Lightning unit 24 What can help you step up your workout routine? 26 Sail-hoisting device 27 Reservation 28 Princess in “The Crown” 30 Bread, in Bologna 33 Woman’s name that becomes another woman’s name when its vowels are switched
34 “Whew!” elicitor 35 Three-pointer? 37 Corn or bean plant, perhaps
38 Cry accompanying a double take 39 Attempts to hit 40 America’s Cup, e.g. 41 Until due 42 Need for teachers across the board 46 Left-facing arrow, in an email
48 Flat part of a flat 49 Extremely popular to a small fan base 50 Channel
52 For ___ (birthday card category)