The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Spring

performances? 10 Disney World’s

27,000+ 15 1960s pop idol 16 Rump

alternative 17 Subject for a

makeup class 18 Vacation rental 19 J.F.K.’s U.N.

ambassador 20 The Spanish word “nación” has two 21 “___ Gets Drafted” (Disney short) 22 Hoodoo 23 Chills, so to

speak 24 Female helicopter pilot from Hasbro 27 New York Post headline writer, often 28 Like hives 29 Shooter with a

spark 32 Pioneering

automaker 33 End 34 “What-ev-er

you say …” 35 What bows were once examples of 37 One fixing

flats? 38 Sunday talk

show guest 39 Dairy giant 40 Having lost a

winter coat? 42 Magician’s

word 43 Besmirched 44 Flames on ice, e.g. 45 Fell for a trick 48 It doesn’t require a paper ballot 49 “Can you

believe that?!” 51 To whom Prospero says “Thou liest, malignant thing!” 52 One playing to

the balcony? 53 Hot deli

orders 54 Colorful item

in a jar

Down

1 One may get

carried out 2 Comedian once called the Female Bob Hope 3 “A Little Bitty Tear” singer, 1962 4 Awacs component: Abbr. 5 “It’s red magic time!” sloganeer, once 6 Part of J. K. Rowling’s “J. K.” 7 Search

facilitator 8 Bygone

compacts 9 Hartford-to

New Haven dir. 10 Eyewitness’s

offering 11 Keep flipping

on the couch? 12 Not pass the

bar? 13 Place to learn

leçons 14 Programs,

informally 21 “Stay, O Sweet”

writer 22 Benny Goodman led one 23 Rainer of “The Great Ziegfeld” 24 Sitcom teacher of Vinnie and Boom Boom 25 “Fat chance” 26 Aromatherapy option 27 Oliver of stage and screen 29 Rank 30 One of the Northwest Territories’ official languages 31 Typeface

projection 33 Turned over 36 Is shown,

as a film 37 One drink, to a designated driver 39 Inn in an

inlet, say 40 Old-fashioned

letter opener 41 Le ___,

France 42 Fine example 44 Final word of “O Canada” 45 Seem to

indicate 46 Company with “Long live the home” ads 47 Arctic ___ 49 Paper with a “Mansion” section, for short 50 Bit of snark