NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Message accompanied by red lips 16 Like a hot mess 17 Where everything

has been checked 18 F-, H- or I-, but not

G19 Gets full 20 Hawaiian Tropic

stat 21 Fourth-row

Battleship position 22 Greek for “vapor” 23 Fela ___, Afrobeat

music pioneer 24 He racked up 270 goals and 645 assists 25 Storied abductee 26 Mann of pop 27 How some things

are washed 29 Wage ___ 31 Somme buddy 32 Something to

chew 33 Ledger sums 36 Opposite of cruel 39 Many a Netflix

viewing session 40 Sporty auto

options 42 Peak in the

eurozone 44 Drought, poverty

and such 45 “___ me!” 46 Gershon of

“Rescue Me” 47 “___ you!” 48 Like some Pashto

speakers 49 Enjoy in the

moment 50 They’re good for

the long haul 53 Game with one

round 54 Like many floor

cleaners

DOWN

1 Saturday, in Seville 2 South Korean compact 3 Setting of “Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion” 4 Start at a terminal, say 5 Longoria with two

Gold Gloves 6 U. wish? 7 Get a lock on, e.g. 8 Start of a Christmas carol 9 Pointer’s statement 10 “___ the thing …” 11 Common blood

type: Abbr. 12 1950s Reds star

Ted, for short 13 “My guess is …” 14 Symbol of

authority 15 Many an

Instagram 22 Mountainside

dwelling 23 A bit, informally 25 Bro 26 Wild callas, e.g. 28 Kicks back (with) 30 Some bra parts 33 Event in which 3:43:13 is the world record 34 Restrained, as a

dog 35 He partnered with

Bear in 1923 36 Means of branding 37 Lack of

worldliness 38 Los Estados

Unidos, en México 39 Light bite site 41 Form of yoga 43 Breaks down in

class 45 Like dales, but not

glens 46 Ancient medical

researcher 48 Phone ___ 49 Web content 51 It included Ga., La.

and Va. 52 I.R.S. employee:

Abbr.