The New York Times
ACROSS
1 “Botheration!”
7 Makes a point
13 That’s a wrap
15 Web browser with a majority market share
16 Let drop, say
18 Like twill and faille
19 Rap’s Lil ___ Vert
20 “Told ya!”
22 Balconette or racerback
23 Be in limbo
25 First national fraternity to officially welcome transgender members (2014), informally
26 Close-knit group
27 Pined away?
29 Coffee store
30 Plugs away
31 Dog that smells a lot
34 Group of commuters?
35 Issue ultimatums, e.g.
36 Commissions
37 Diesel often found in a muscle car
38 Wait on
42 Beauty brand
43 Get across
45 Earth
46 Musical lead-in to “So Fine” or “So Shy”
47 “Hmm, let’s think where this leads us”
49 Exercise
50 Roots
52 Callous to an extreme
54 Start of a snap count
55 Gorgon’s lock 56 Uptight
57 Takes for a while, in a way
DOWN
1 Unceremonious
2 Band with the lyrics “When I was younger, I used to go and tip cows for fun, yeah / Actually, I didn’t do that ’cause I didn’t want the cow to be sad”
3 Ditch
4 Be with a group?
5 Language in which “thank you” is “khàawp khun”
6 Shows moodiness
7 Substitute for real money
8 I.O.U.
9 Earth, poetically
10 Bamboozle bigtime
11 May birthstone
12 Common body types
14 Smarter than smart
17 They graduate quickly
21 Flipped
24 Michael E. ___, pioneer in coronary bypass surgery
26 Transcript list
28 Lead-ins to some prank calls
30 They catch flies
32 Earth
33 Snookums
34 First foreignlanguage film to win Best Picture
35 Endurance test in gym
36 Cry on Christmas
39 Ways
40 Clear Eyes rival
41 Puts in a seat
43 Actress/ screenwriter Taylor
44 Make a longdistance call?
47 One of two for a Valkyrie’s horse
48 Bug 51 Mr. High-and-Mighty?
53 Many a beauty therapist’s employer
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