NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 High branch, for short 7 “Don’t make me laugh!” 13 Library of Alexandria collection 14 It reaches Washington heights 15 First name in flight 16 Boxer whose full name is made up of only three different letters 17 Pea piercers 18 Endangered wetlands reptile of the northeastern U.S. 19 Name in a noted ’90s breakup 20 Back up 21 Bagel variety 22 Pull (out) 23 Sterling Cooper ___ Pryce (“Mad Men” ad agency) 25 Pig tail? 26 Break down for closer analysis, as data 30 Iconic iPhone addition of 2011 33 Ones exploited in a capitalist system, per Marx 35 Corvine cry 38 First international rock band to play in Cuba (2016), with “the” 39 Raider’s grp. 40 Hardly klutzy 43 Christine ___ Whitman, first female governor of New Jersey 44 Victorian greeting 45 Dead tree edition 47 Hat tips 48 “Anyhoo ...” 49 Shout from a teen’s bedroom 50 Petty tyrants 51 Green party? 52 Diamonds used in fashion 53 Places of rest

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1 Whirlpools 2 Sleeveless undergarment 3 Family time at the pool 4 President when Texas was admitted to the Union 5 “Exodus” novelist 6 “Cheap Thrills” pop star 7 Dressage criterion 8 Grease 9 Snafu 10 Having a gap 11 “Whoa, ___!” 12 Position 14 Inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame five years after his sister 16 They go around in circles 18 High-flying picnic game 20 “___ Wife,” Pulitzer Prizewinning George Kelly play 23 Already: Fr. 24 Like corduroy 27 Yoga pose done on hands and knees 28 Acts loveydovey 29 Lent feature 31 Topping brand with multiple misspellings in its name 32 Proposed legislation often debated alongside the DACA program 34 Goes along 35 Literally, “heads” 36 Moroccan resort city on the Atlantic 37 Clearing 41 Like herons and flamingos 42 Documentarian Morris 44 Unexpected windfall, figuratively 46 Give up 47 Insensitive sort 49 Major vitamin retailer