The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Cries from

a litter 5 Bazaar dish 15 End notes? 16 “The Birdcage” drag queen player 17 Kind of boots popular in the ’60s 18 State capital with Yeager Airport 19 Old English 21 Take a bath 22 Chemical

ending 23 Prospero’s

dukedom 24 West Coast

ZIP starter 25 “Dream on!” 26 Chophouse

choice 28 Actress Gaynor 29 “Cloak and

Dagger” org. 30 Least powerful member of the board? 31 Course using

a fridge 32 Earful for one getting an eyeful 34 Pieces of

eight? 37 Hamlet’s

cousin 38 Luck,

old-style 41 Quaint ladies with buns, often 42 Ones who may get you into hot water? 44 “Indeed” 45 Big burst 46 Crackers 47 Some washers

and dryers 48 Twain’s “celebrated” frog 49 Thing spun

by a spider 50 Field of

vision? 53 Currier and Ives product: Abbr. 54 Muckrakers? 55 Opera star

Pinza 56 Savvy 57 Their arms

are wet

Down 1 1953 film classic with a Swahili title 2 Piano’s 36,

familiarly 3 Emulates a

hula dancer 4 Coll. founded by Norwegian immigrants 5 Grp. organizing

’60s sit-ins 6 “In your face!” 7 Master of Disaster’s ring rival 8 Downsized 9 Downsize,

in a way 10 Stocking part 11 Hollow center? 12 Fine, soft,

sheer fabric 13 Coat by electrolytic action 14 Of some good 20 Here and there 24 “She turned me into a ___!”: Monty Python 25 “Je vous ___” 27 Salon offerings 28 Eastern

daylight time? 31 Best Supporting Actress for “Cactus Flower” 32 House party members, briefly 33 Cosmetology

concern 34 “No way!” 35 Mollycoddle 36 Studio with a

Pegasus logo 38 Bowler’s

number 39 Ancient French

region 40 Whack

jobs 42 “No way!” 43 Some mating

calls 45 Opens wide 48 James who was known as the Pineapple King 49 They,

in Rome 51 N.F.L. ball

carriers 52 Composer Coleman and others

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