The New York Times crossword puzzle

Today’s puzzle is a best of,that previously appeared in June 2011.

Across 1 Organ

appendages 7 Holds tight 14 Some creepy

crawlers 15 Opening words from a TV news reporter 16 Seek, with “to” 17 Makes negotiating difficult, in a way 18 It can be round or cubed 19 Job for base

pay? 20 Prepares a

course for 21 One in la

famille 22 Chuang ___, Chinese philosopher 23 Animal ordered to “be angry, and dispatch,” in Shakespeare 24 Loudspeaker’s

sound 25 German region known for viticulture 27 Items of

jewelry 29 Ghastly 30 Mix 31 Spoiled 35 Rec room attire 36 Finish line? 37 Weighed down 40 Not making

sense 41 Part of speech?: Abbr. 42 What unsettled

people do? 43 Believer’s trait 44 Kind of index 45 Words said in

disbelief 48 In a way,

informally 49 Way out of a dangerous situation 50 Where singles congregate in a bar? 51 Targets of fact-finding missions? 52 Nissan’s first

hybrid vehicle 53 Shows signs of

instability 54 Item in an actor’s portfolio

Down 1 It’s hung on the wall of a sports bar 2 Home to 1 1/2

billion people 3 Product whose name lost its period in the 1950s 4 Some sneakers 5 Caper 6 Match, as a

contribution? 7 Encrypted,

perhaps 8 Broadway musical of 1919 and 1973 9 Give a whirl 10 ___ burn 11 Some

revolutions 12 Somewhat

hostile 13 1985 Pulitzer winner for “The Good War” 15 Linemen 19 Inferior, as

some wines 21 Top-___ 24 Not be fast 25 Title woman in a 1975 #1 hit 26 Pull from the ground, quickly? 28 Name 29 Lightheaded 31 Womanizers 32 Barkless

dogs 33 “Doubt” costar, 2008 34 Emission in a cloud chamber 36 Receives 37 Diet, maybe 38 Some time 39 “Oh my stars!” 40 High-school

class 43 Entertainment giant with a 1995 I.P.O. 44 Savvy about 46 Milk source 47 Means of

inheritance 48 Block passage

of 50 Make it?