NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Sport with stunt riding, informally 4 “Heck if I know”
9 Big difference 14 Axe product 16 Goes on and on 17 Reflective stretch 18 Item checked at an airport 19 Misses overseas 20 Gone
21 Trio in a children’s rhyme 22 Three-lobed design 25 Roughly 37% of U.S. immigrants 28 Personal bearing 29 Jung ___, author of the 1991 best seller “Wild Swans”
30 It’s generally up and running within a few hours 31 “Breaking Bad” protagonist 32 Lead-in to sat 33 Aquarium performer 36 Like a happening party, in slang 37 Olympic Australis, for one 39 Suffix with Jumbo 40 North Carolina home of Appalachian State University 42 Brand with the slogan “Fill your glass” 44 What makes a possum play possum 45 A-numberone 46 Fifthbrightest star in the night sky 47 Part of a pod 48 Author who wrote “Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man” 53 “The Cocktail Party” dramatist 54 Model company? 55 Book in which the Israelites are rebuked for idolatry 56 Common board requirement, in brief 57 Vamooses 58 Winner of nine Grand Slam tournaments in the 1990s 59 Components of many free apps
DOWN
1 Summer outdoor events, informally 2 Manifestation of sulkiness 3 Chose at the ballot box 4 Almost nothing on? 5 Public perception 6 Worn-out 7 2Pac’s “Dear ___” 8 Result of prolonged screen time, maybe 9 “Golly!” 10 Threw some back 11 Celery sticks topped with peanut butter and raisins 12 Fixed cord for a paratrooper 13 One source of the umami taste
15 Title figure in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera 23 Quick move? 24 Word with fan or form 25 Come right up to
26 One who always has time to spend? 27 2007 satirical best seller 28 Tops in athletics 30 Professional feeders 34 Constantly updating GPS figs. 35 Widely followed court battles 38 You might experiment with this on 41 Bingeing 43 Ends 44 Crack, in a way
46 Like some very important signs 49 Carny’s target 50 Plant also known as ladies’ fingers 51 Grant consideration 52 E.T.S. offerings 53 Middle of summer?