N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “No, thanks” 6 Rapper’s release 10 Activity that might elicit stares, for short 13 Singer/ actress Janelle 14 Theater option 15 Couleur du chocolat 16 “___ Ever” (Elvis song from “G.I. Blues”) 17 Yamaha purchase 19 Hazmat regulator 20 USA competitor 21 Construction piece that describes what happens when you compliment me? 22 Kashyyyk denizen, in sci-fi 24 Contents of some sleeves 26 Olympic runner? 27 Up and a little to the left, for short 28 One who might be diagnosed with a polysomnogram 31 Cellist with a Presidential Medal of Freedom 32 Like some legal judgments 33 Singer seen annually on David Letterman’s Christmas show 34 “Say no more — I’m on it” 35 “___ Mañanitas” (traditional Mexican birthday song) 38 GPS suggestion: Abbr. 39 Walletful 40 Aid in breaking down doors 42 Go down, so to speak 44 ___ South, div. of the 55-Acrosses 45 Pixy ___ 46 #2 image among smartphone users? 49 Not straight up 50 “That’s my cue!” 51 Taqueria order, informally 52 ___ Park, Calif. 53 “C’mon, man,” in a syllable 54 Wetlands feature 55 See 44-Across
DOWN
1 “Count me in” 2 One of the nine weapons in 2008’s expanded version of Clue 3 “That, in spades!” 4 See 8-Down 5 Lead-in to cow, horse or dog 6 Footwear with a tree logo 7 Who said “The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem” 8 With 4-Down, someone who might repossess your car when you go bankrupt? 9 Prefix with thermic 10 Like some vestments 11 1980s presidential candidate 12 Weak 15 So-so bond rating 18 Conquers 20 English breakfast, for example 23 “Ninotchka” actress, 1939 24 Mayoralty, e.g. 25 Close … but not that close 29 Unseeded? 30 Trim 31 French homophone of 30-Down 32 Stand-up comedian with the 2005 doubleplatinum album “Retaliation” 33 Companies known for their net profit 34 “Enough already!” 35 Many a Univision viewer, in modern usage 36 Armpit 37 Poet with the 1967 Pulitzerwinning volume “Live or Die” 41 Big name in parfum 43 Original airer of “Everybody Hates Chris” 44 Cracked 47 ___Resorts International 48 “Je pense que ___” (“I think so”: Fr.) 49 Tsp. or tbsp.