NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 1991 Scorsese/ De Niro collaboration 9 Something exciting to play with 15 Fragile fabric made from certain plant fibers 16 Tough leather 17 Amscrayed 18 One getting lots of take-out orders? 19 Edward VII or VIII, in India: Abbr. 20 ___ nullius (no one’s property) 21 Pioneering labor leader Samuel 22 Was suddenly successful 24 Nullius ___ (of no legal force) 25 Like NSFW links 26 Kennedy and Bush 41, but no other U.S. presidents 28 Chuck 29 “Mum’s the word” 31 Little, in Lockerbie 32 Cross collections, e.g. 33 Roughneck’s workplace 35 It’s in the far northwest 37 Product of Greek culture? 38 Moderately dry 39 True 40 Splitting words 41 “Mr. ___” (Styx hit) 42 Blow hole? 45 Winner’s prize on “RuPaul’s Drag U” 46 Gap fillers, of sorts 47 “My response was …,” informally 48 “Grey’s Anatomy” actress with five straight Emmy nominations 50 Hands on deck 51 Hand wringer’s cry 52 Flip 53 Bridge tolls, e.g.

Down

1 They might spook spelunkers 2 Where the San Antonio Spurs used to play 3 Blowhard 4 Job ad inits. 5 Broccoli bit 6 Like pain after treatment, often 7 Nails 8 Stop sign? 9 Unwanted attention 10 Checks out 11 Adds with a whisk 12 Makeshift coaster, maybe 13 Reason to hold your nose 14 Gen ___ (millennials) 21 Yellow-flowered plant producing a sticky resin 23 Chicago Fire’s sports org. 24 Noisy recreation vehicles 26 Blanket 27 “Uh-huh, I believe that” 29 “Hold your horses” 30 Forgo a night out 32 His wife and sons were Depression-era criminals 34 Couple taken out on a rainy day 36 2/2, to Toscanini 37 Key-ring ornament 39 Demolition cleanup machine 41 ___ Barber, fivetime Pro Bowler from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 42 Like some legal decrees 43 Owl’s hoot, to some 44 Pomeranian, e.g. 45 Cross words 48 Trifle 49 Org. in the gulf war’s Operation Granby