Crossword
ACROSS
1 Feudal slave 5 Biden, Pence, et al. 8 Classic theaters
12 Despot
13 Mound stat
14 Cajole
15 China setting 16 “Baloney!”
18 Flummox
20 Summoned
with a beeper 21 Faux —
22 Gaiety
23 Destined
26 Providing
traction
30 Nabokov novel 31 Purchase
32 Away
from WSW
33 Nine-sided
shape
36 Painter of
ballerinas
38 June honoree 39 For each
40 Postage
43 Continuous
47 Trivial matter 49 Multitude
50 Gershwin’s
“— Rhythm”
51 Shade tree
52 Rip
53 Skillets
54 Gore and Green 55 Stoic
philosopher
DOWN
1 Baseball’s Musial 2 Canadian gas brand 3 Picnic spoiler 4 Thick milkshake 5 Tennis great Williams
6 Experts
7 — Diego
8 Vast expanses 9 Ding- —
10 Lighten
11 Fired
17 Whirled
19 Young bloke 22 “The Crown”
actress Claire 23 Enthusiast
24 Big fuss
25 Light brown 26 Sister
27 Beer barrel 28 — pickle
29 — Moines
31 Physique
34 Fesses up
35 Openings
36 Lair
37 Faux
39 Frost works 40 Use scissors
41 Forum wear
42 Soon, poetically 43 Void partner
44 Genealogy chart
45 Yemen
neighbor 46 Arsonist 48 Salt source