N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 One may hold a ship in place 12 Network initials 15 Visa option 16 It resembles an “n” when lowercase 17 Northeast nickname, with “the” 18 Man buns, e.g. 19 Remain stationary while facing the wind, in nautical lingo 20 Toy car driver? 22 Actress Headey of “Game of Thrones” 23 ___ Sea, now four lakes 25 A.C.T. subj. 26 Jones for 27 ___ metabolism 29 Warm spot in the snow 33 Crop, e.g. 34 Life partners? 35 Square things 36 Many a listicle 37 Stereotypical man bun sporters 38 Plot elements? 39 Keep score, say 40 Understanding 41 Eponymous Paris suburb 42 Circle of friends at a party, perhaps 46 Breathers? 49 Harrison’s vice president 50 Hospital lines, briefly 51 Like moderates, politically 54 Beaut 55 Common film background 56 Francis II dissolved it in 1806: Abbr. 57 Game for the gifted?
DOWN
1 Immune system component 2 Strong fiber 3 Tree that can survive forest fires 4 Tony winner Rivera 5 Elephant’sear 6 Sappho dedicated one to Aphrodite 7 National park sights 8 Robin’s refuge 9 Permit 10 Official records 11 Swim ___ 12 Like a watchful driver 13 Copernicus, for one 14 Disney toon often pictured eating spaghetti 21 Social group? 23 Shakespearean forest 24 Impoverished state 26 Shelters for sheep 27 ___ DeVos, noted school choice advocate 28 Contact, say 29 Rama’s wife, in Hinduism 30 Upset 31 “Let’s see what you’ve got” 32 Hidden 33 Thread part 35 Bass organ 37 More caustic 39 Pre-Columbian civilization 42 Hercules slew it 43 Bygone 44 Filled again, as a flat 45 Circus Maximus, e.g. 46 Virtually 47 Fixes badly? 48 Subject preceder 49 Little jerks 52 Suffix indicating a double bond 53 Boulder setting: Abbr.