NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Highoccupancy vehicles? 10 Madres’ kin 14 Some high-rise

constructions 15 “This one’s ___” 16 Backward 17 Soup noodle 18 Drapers’ units:

Abbr.

19 Wig out 20 Friendly

greetings 21 “Fish are friends, not ___” (line from “Finding Nemo”) 22 Leaves

24 Made a case 27 Touchy sort? 28 ___ Bar, Ireland’s oldest pub, dating to A.D. 900 29 Pioneer mover 33 Call mean

names, say 34 Old Speckled

Hen, for one 35 Dispenser item 36 “The Devil’s

playthings” 38 Crinkly fabric 39 Provides, as aid 40 Calls funny

names, say 41 “Vamoose!” 44 Liner, e.g. 45 Butterfly

chrysalises, e.g. 46 Fishing basket 48 Eponymous Belgian resort town

51 Like some early learning, for short

52 Like some college applicants 54 Something found near the tongue? 55 Ones who find it difficult to go out?

56 Group that counts six U.S. presidents among its former members 57 Much of Generation Z, today

Down

1 Rep 2 Agreeable answer to an invitation 3 “Jingle Bells”

contraction 4 Sentry’s query 5 Reprobate 6 First-aid brand 7 Urgent letters 8 Adjusts the

parameters of 9 General direction of I-77: Abbr. 10 Times Square,

you might say 11 Setting for

“Siddhartha” 12 ___ friends 13 Impression 14 Take a sip of 20 Breaking it might be cause for celebration 21 Fair fare 23 Complimentary

composition 24 Wine town in

Piedmont 25 Follow the

script 26 Caesar’s conquest of 58-50 B.C. 27 Gets into

shape? 29 Common Christmas decoration 30 Raw materials 31 Look of

astonishment 32 Astonishes 37 Largest carrier

in Japan

40 J. J.’s sister on

“Good Times” 41 First U.S. company to be valued at $1 trillion 42 Certain street

art

43 Dot 44 Determined

about

47 Stop lying 48 Competitor of

Us Weekly 49 Bodybuilder’s

pride 50 Trailers, e.g. 52 Romeo’s was “a most sharp sauce,” per Shakespeare 53 You: Ger.