Today’s Crossword
ACROSS 1 Longtime employer of 26-Down
10 Double shot? 15 “Geek sighting!” 16 “Mad TV” alum Lange 17 Runway-ready 18 Boarding pass data 19 Pay stub abbr.
20 Kid gloves, so to speak 21 Turn down
22 City on Lake Michigan 23 African capital formerly called Salisbury 24 “Cool, dude!” 27 Court dance 28 Hard-to-count quantity 29 Emit a powerful magnetic force?
32 It’s all downhill from here
33 Hoofed it 34 Comics pooch 35 They’re matched by foundations
37 Take forcibly
38 Like milk of magnesia 39 “You Gotta Be” soul singer 40 Old-time feature film preceders 41 Corduroy feature 42 Rose __: reddish mineral
43 Big name in hair trimmers
44 Big Ten sch. that competes for the Paul Bunyan Trophy 47 Singer __ Marie 48 Exposes to public scorn 50 Goldbrick
51 Ruins things? 52 Pains
53 1790s political powder keg DOWN 1 “Honey, I’m Good” singer Grammer 2 “Sesame Street” roommate 3 Street __ 4 ’60s protest org. 5 Units of pressure 6 Owner of a legendary lantern kicker
7 Put through the wringer again? 8 “Can’t argue with that” 9 Brand sold at Pep Boys 10 Official cocktail of New Orleans
11 Agent that undermines from within
12 “Cure Ignorance” magazine 13 Victoria, to William IV 14 One of many taken in school 21 Rhapsodized
22 Britt Reid’s alter ego 23 Shore weather phenomena 24 Med school admissions data
25 __ of time 26 “Miracle on Ice” commentator 27 Cooler
29 Hog calls
30 Obey a court order 31 Parcel (out) 33 1980s-90s Notre Dame football coach Lou 36 Medieval TurkoMongol settlers 37 Comfortable 39 National flower of Mexico
40 Jacket material 41 Strauss piece 42 Common applicator 43 Like an Irish Terrier’s outer coat
44 Flaky mineral 45 Long-distance calling org.? 46 “Miracle on Ice” loser 48 __ Romana 49 Battle of Britain gp.