NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across
1 Rural activity in an urban legend 11 Acronym in casual dining 15 Place for vocal supporters 16 Wizard 17 Team-building exercise? 19 Certain pick in 17-Across 20 One-named singer who was a muse for
Andy Warhol 21 Lexicographers’ concerns 22 Cap site 23 “The breath of art,” per Frank Lloyd
Wright 24 Acts like a ham? 27 Turning point? 30 Looking at it a long time might make your head hurt 31 “Democracy in fashion,” per Giorgio Armani 32 Scientific discovery of 1869 33 Skinny 34 One party in the Crimean War 35 2008 Libertarian candidate for president 36 “The Two Towers” creature 37 McDonald’s order with about 340 calories 38 Alternative to a Ding Dong 39 “Make room!” 41 Babies 42 Favor-seeking sort 43 Posted 44 Hall-of-Famer Merlin Olsen and others,
informally 46 ___ marks 47 Super Bowl party bowl 50 Source of a controversial 1976 Jimmy
Carter interview 53 Peer 54 Hit directly 55 Agape, say 56 Perfect places for hitting things
Down
1 Internet ___ 2 Something found on the toe of a boot? 3 Meander 4 Boom maker 5 “That’s impossible for me” 6 Flowers also known as tussie-mussies 7 Actor Jonathan, whose name sounds like it’s worth something 8 Skinny 9 Opposite of paleo10 Some modern deals 11 “It’s me again” 12 “Madelikenoother”brand 13 Make goo-goo eyes at 14 New Orleans N.B.A. team,
informally 18 Opponents of the Reds, once 22 Captain of TV and film 23 Gets into hot water? 24 Chocolate candies in the shape of
truncated cones 25 Not together 26 Twerking, e.g. 27 McDreamy’s first name on “Grey’s
Anatomy” 28 How a Reuben is made 29 Dad’s rival 31 Like some details 34 Architectural crosspieces 35 Complete dud 37 Impolite thing to drop 38 Splits, e.g. 40 Hoped beyond hope 41 Datum on a birth announcement 43 Fish resembling a stingray 44 Sports org. with the Vare Trophy 45 ___ unto oneself 46 “Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence,” in a 1911 novel 47 Singer with the 4x platinum album “No Angel” 48 Playing past regulation, informally 49 They may be felt on a desk 51 Material for Voldemort’s wand 52 What lightning bolts do