The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Go for the big

yuks

8 Spiritual

journey 11 Tickles 12 Dough in

Mexico

13 Best of the

bunch

14 Cameo

appearance? 15 It comes with a

small charge 16 Whack,

biblically 17 City served by the DFW Airport 18 Crowning

event

20 “___ on!” 21 Short refresher 22 Join

24 “No problem at

all” 26 Communicated visually, in a way

28 City known as the “cradle of Italian liberty” 29 Narrowly avoided disaster 33 Locale depicted in three paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

34 Hit suddenly,

as the brakes 36 Charm

40 Label maker 41 Lorry units 42 “Foolery, sir, does walk about the ___ like the sun, it shines every where”: Shak. 44 They may be dark or dramatic 45 Places for

forks

46 What gets hit by a football in “Man Getting Hit by Football” in a classic episode of “The Simpsons” 48 “Uh, thanks?!” 49 Self-pitier’s

remark 50 They’re good for handling delicate situations 52 No couch

potato 53 They’re on the

house

54 Co. once known as Quantum Computer Services 55 Oxidize, say

DOWN

1 Old-school cool 2 Fathers’ attire 3 City with the highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world 4 Light

5 “What you’re asking may be too much” 6 Magazine

founder Eric 7 Free spot, for

short

8 Title city in a 2017 #1 hit by Camila Cabello 9 Some seated

postures 10 Heap

11 “Stay,” more

formally

12 Hot flow 13 Lethargic

By Lindsey Hobbs

15 Start-up launches, in brief

17 It’s on the tip

of your tongue 19 Twisty puzzle 21 Montana

player 23 Renders

ineffective 25 Bit of income for a magazine, informally 27 Collector’s

targets 30 Traffic org. 31 Comes to light 32 Some bakery

treats

35 Place for 15Down: Abbr. 36 Fellini’s

“La ___” 37 Exclamation that might be followed by “D’oh!” on “The Simpsons” 38 Fabergé

material 39 Food chain 43 Bag End

resident 46 Predecessor of

a copter 47 Reason for being denied entry, perhaps 50 Popeyes

rival

51 Civic center?