New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Wendy’s creator 9 Crackers 15 2004 #1 hit for Fantasia 16 Animal whose name comes from Nahuatl 17 Metal worker 18 Baffle 19 Get at 20 Colore ufficiale of the Italian football team 21 Big Chinese import? 22 Virginia Tech team 24 Senate majority leader before Reid 26 Erect 27 Something lame, in modern slang 31 Head of Québec 32 What’s generally spotted early on? 33 Sound trademark of 20th Century Fox 34 Put one over on 35 Stylish sort 36 Requiring no effort to take 38 Routine part 39 Sees red, say 40 Eager as heck 41 Mideast political dynasty name 42 Doggone 43 “You got the spot” 46 Short 47 “S.N.L.” comic Bill 48 “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)” rapper 50 Sierra Nevada competitor 53 Request to be excused 54 “Dancing Machine” dance 55 Gamut 56 Forwards
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1 Schooner part 2 Many a Wall St. holding 3 “I can’t help it if you’re a jerk” 4 “Hands off!” 5 Muscular-looking, in slang 6 Some Hollywood archives 7 Phil of poker fame 8 “Horatio, thou art ___ as just a man …”: Hamlet 9 Broth left after boiling greens, in the South 10 Went downhill fast 11 Tree that symbolizes immortality 12 Potter’s supply 13 Bar mitzvah highlight 14 Springfield Elementary employee 20 Tournament part 22 “Yippee!” 23 Date on New Year’s Day 24 Faked 25 Khakilike 27 “How about this …?” 28 Freely contestable 29 One might mark a shopping cart’s contents 30 Pay out 32 Gamble 34 Ion indicator 37 Nonproduct ad, for short 38 Miss in court? 40 Some highway patrol equipment 42 Skirts 43 Ne plus ultra 44 Put one over on 45 First or last name in the Baseball Hall of Fame 47 “Funny!” 49 Sprawl, say 50 Longtime sponsor of racing’s #43 car 51 Field call 52 Union, e.g.: Abbr.