The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Some toddler sizes 5 Biblical city on the plain of Jordan 10 Sarcastic response 14 Sound from a pen 15 President who resigned during the fall of Saigon 16 Place for a medallion 17 Dish that’s both hot and cold 19 Brian who was the 1980 N.F.L. M.V.P. 20 Lousy floor contractor 21 Climbed 23 Fighting 24 Ex amount 25 Unleashes (on) 26 Theory that many different realities are happening at once 29 “You should know better” 30 ___ discussion 31 Auctor ___ (authorize, in legalese) 32 Reasons for redos 34 Construction piece with wide flanges 36 Certain gardening supplies 37 “Facts First” sloganeer 40 Producer of 1965’s “Doctor Zhivago” 42 Easter Island statues 43 Served 44 Some displays of power, for short 46 Brought (in) 47 Record-holding Italian soccer club whose name means “youth” 49 [mic drop] 50 Detective in an aloha shirt 52 Santa ___ (virgin martyr in the Italian Catholic Church) 53 Goes down 54 “Couldn’t agree more” 55 Sainted English historian 56 Leg exercise 57 Minus
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1 Something sailors may see over the horizon 2 Joint pain from playing too many video games 3 Laundry leftover 4 Old Scandinavian poets 5 Refuses to cool down 6 World-weary exclamation 7 Big name in handbags 8 Masterwork in philology, for short 9 Healthful bowlful for breakfast 10 “Everything’s fouled up” 11 Helps in getting out of jail 12 ___ report 13 Article of apparel for a jam band 18 Fellow at a pub 22 Old World animals sometimes called toddy cats
24 After a long wait 27 Footloose? 28 Make public 30 Can opener? 32 Long-haired cat with sapphireblue eyes 33 Put back into the market 34 “Try it!” 35 Whopped on the head
37 It’s a put-on 38 Dispositions 39 Rogue and Armada 40 First woman to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album as a solo artist 41 Bikes 42 Rational 45 Perfect representation 47 Figure in some hymns 48 Pacific island that’s also the name of part of the body 51 Brasserie entrée