THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sandwich introduced in 1968 7 The 21st Amendment and such 14 ___ Berlinguer, longtime Italian Communist leader 15 Becomes forthcoming 16 Quite ill, in Lille 18 Brings 19 Temple Square group founded in 1847 21 Francisco and California, in San Francisco: Abbr. 22 Mount of Moses 23 Mount 24 Battle stat 25 ___ Biao, Mao Zedong confederate 26 Taps on the links 27 Otorhinolaryng- ology, familiarly 28 Followers: Suffix 30 One New Yorker, e. g.: Abbr. 31 University suggested by this puzzle’s black squares 34 “This ___ stickup!” 35 Where some people go through withdrawals? 36 Theater reproof 39 Shocks, in a way 41 Hemispheric grp. 42 ___ polloi 43 Things you might enjoy with your best buds? 44 Bad 46 Subject for a toxicologist 47 Young followers 51 Police reporter? 52 Do poorly 53 Ray gun ray 54 Lock up 55 Entice with music

DOWN

1 “I dunno” 2 Like traditional Masses 3 Tries to paw 4 Some performance art 5 Symbol of potential strength 6 First wife of Julius Caesar 7 Sushi selection 8 One guarded at the Olympics 9 Part not used when making a cobbler 10 Agatha Christie’s “Peril at ___” 11 Classifies 12 Minstrel, often 13 Future ferns 17 “Bewitched” spinoff 20 Prairie transport 29 Title religious school in a classic Crosby/ Bergman film 31 Was 32 Having some strings attached? 33 Kind of living 34 One of a group of atoms having the same number of neutrons but a different number of protons 36 Big name in Indian music 37 One way to be held 38 Daddy- o 39 Cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk 40 Judd who directed “Knocked Up” and “The 40- YearOld Virgin” 45 Big source of blueberries 48 Balboa : Panama :: ___ : Iran 49 Greek township 50 ___ Empire