The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 It means “father of” in

Arabic

4 Catty remark?

7 Rated PG-13 or R, say 12 Sylphlike

14 Fit out 15 “Amaaazing!”

16 Is a witness 17 Comedian John who is said to resemble a love child of Harry Potter and Owl from “Winnie-the-pooh” 18 Ottawa leader

19 Stun gun

20 Like part of a dress affected by static cling, say 22 Hootenanny

24 Word with gag and

ground

25 Headwear for the big

game?

27 Levy of “Schitt’s

Creek”

28 Isn’t open about one

self

30 Drink cooler 33 Stereotypical Silicon

Valley types

35 Act huffy?

37 Came out of the blue? 39 Launched weapons 41 Unwanted autocorrec

tions

43 Bonny young lady 44 Influenza

45 Some Buddhist man

dalas, e.g.

46 [More details below] 47 Acknowledgment of a

poor performance 48 Schoolmaster for the

classroom, e.g. 49 Italy’s longest river 50 Spec for a script 51 Atlanta-based net

work

DOWN

1 Parcel

2 Place to study cultures 3 They’re issued by the Bureau of Consular Affairs

4 Suit cut between

“classic” and “slim” 5 House of Saud title 6 Like some blankets

and bars

7 Along with the anteater, one of two animals in the order Pilosa 8 Less hurried

9 “Pfft, this one doesn’t

work”

10 Count ___

11 Currency whose name means, literally, “round”

13 More than a couple 14 Skin-toned cosmetic 16 Silent film star known as the “Man of a Thousand Faces” 18 Disciplinarians, at

times

20 Something often seen

with trunks

21 Fold

23 British pop star with more “Ed Sullivan Show” appearances than the Beatles

26 It gets bald over time 29 Going down the drain,

in a way

30 Inits. at a bar

31 Place to get a wax 32 Summit goal

34 Back

36 Occupied

38 Can opener

40 Cattle- grazing tract

42 Looks like

44 Good name for a biolo

gist?

45 Collect dust

46 ___ Taylor-johnson, director of “Fifty Shades of Grey”