N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
Across
1 Smart 5 Music genre 11 Color akin to steel 14 Grocery brand with an accent in its name 15 Weight of the Liberty Bell, approximately 16 Daily newspaper in Sacramento, Calif. 17 ___ May, Marvel Comics character 18 Keep away 20 Spotted 22 Tupac’s “___ Gospel” 23 Unit at a bar 24 Brief pause 25 Kind of rocket 26 Ambitious goal or innovation 30 Suffuse 31 Parent’s command when something almost gets broken by roughhousing siblings 32 Long 33 Some jams 34 Vous ___ (part of a French 101 conjugation) 35 Summer novel, typically 37 Inebriate 38 Fine film forum 39 ___ Wojcicki, C.E.O. of YouTube beginning in 2014 40 Floors 41 Scout’s task 42 Title Mrs. played by Rachel Brosnahan 45 Mood booster 48 Given to giving 50 Language in which “Dia dhuit!” is “Hello!” 51 Sanctuary for many couples 52 “Be that as it may …” 53 Pavlov with a Nobel Prize 54 ___ sauce 55 Execute 56 Displaying remarkable skill
Down
1 “You cannot teach a ___ to walk straight”: Aristophanes 2 Booty 3 “Actually, never mind” 4 Make a long story short 5 “I would never!” 6 Fed the kitty 7 One of a set in an accordion 8 Didn’t go fast? 9 Dazzling 10 Dazzle 11 Give a bad hand? 12 Booty 13 Villain’s foil 19 Line at the door of a bar 21 Salt or smoke 24 Like umpires, sometimes 25 Mario Kart contestant 26 “Make Me Feel” singer Janelle 27 Gets too personal with zingers, say 28 Greek theater 29 Screen, in a way 30 ___ ghanouj 31 Reckoning 33 Unconditional condition? 36 “Be that as it may …” 37 Resist 39 Private or public division 41 Flush 42 Many Chicago Booth grads 43 Chocolate brand with the slogan “Irresistibubble” 44 Black as night 45 Hang in the balance 46 Org. featured in “Dr. Strangelove” 47 Bottled (up) 49 ___ Goodman, longtime judge on “Dancing With the Stars”