THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Pettifog 9 Home of Texas A& M International University 15 Reprimander of Miss Gulch 16 Flew united? 17 Not covered anywhere 19 One in a powerful house 20 “Cats” Tony winner Trevor 21 Pop sharer 22 Legions 23 Heartless sort 25 Like many suites 26 Reason for a replay 27 “Join me?” 28 Prefix with - matic 29 Nautilus shell liners 30 “All Day Strong. All Day Long” sloganeer 31 Pole dance? 34 Their scales aid in location 36 “Do ___?” 37 Remove with leverage 39 Grp. on the floor 40 The healthconscious often take them 41 Bug about bills 44 Olden dagger 45 Uncommon delivery 46 Manager, briefly 47 Finishing touch on a diamond? 48 Dermatologist’s concern 49 Affects radically 51 Events marked by large streamers 54 Was a real stinker 55 Pass 56 Meetings kept under wraps 57 Utterly unpredictable

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1 It’s barely about a foot 2 Deliverer of the 1992 “Murphy Brown speech” 3 Relax during a massage, as a muscle 4 Bothered 5 Offers for lots 6 Drive away 7 Brown with the Band of Renown 8 Spring 9 Bit of rough housing 10 Kirk who played the first bigscreen Superman 11 Mug, say 12 Program developments 13 Like raspberries 14 They’re unmatched in footwear 18 “Hey, it’s something to consider” 24 Transport 25 Bed for some kebabs 27 Tin finish? 29 Worker with vital information? 30 Film composer Clausen and others 31 Get off on the wrong foot 32 Erhard succeeded him in 1963 33 “The Vanishing American” novelist, 1925 35 Taking great pains 38 Shower surprise 40 Some quiet riots 41 “André” playwright William 42 1982 and 1991 Pulitzer winner for fiction 43 Ford’s press secretary 46 Defense grp. formed in 1954 48 Four- time Gold Glove Award winner Boone 50 Man in la famille 52 Agreements 53 Duct lead- in