Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Furry animals with blacktipped tails
7 It’s mindaltering
10 Unresolved
14 Dessert whose main ingredient is grated
16 2018 film set in Mexico that was nominated for best picture
17 Like tough love?
18 Word with going or God
19 Admission needs, informally
20 Dapper pachyderm
21 1945 conference site
22 Prominent feature of Man Ray’s painting “Observatory Time: The Lovers”
23 Australian tennis great Goolagong
25 Subjects of some modern bans, informally
27 False start?
28 Up in the air
29 Played pickup, say
32 Kind of diet
33 ___ favor
34 “Star Wars” prequel series
35 “OK, I’m done complaining”
37 Dish whose name means “stuffed” in Turkish
38 Country described in “One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese”
39 Hearts
40 Beer whose ads once featured a sinister penguin
41 Bear necessities?
42 Stand up during a presentation
43 Upcycle, say
45 Tub top
48 Largest in a septet
49 Irish novelist celebrated on Bloomsday (June 16)
51 Laugh and a half
52 Plays it cool
53 Lady ___, founder of Cambodia’s capital
54 “Undoubtedly”
55 Playing hooky, perhaps
Down
1 Macbeth, for one
2 Cry made while waving, perhaps
3 Animal in the Qatar Airways logo
4 Throwing ability
5 Systemically indispensable
6 Causes of some tan lines
7 “Honeymoon” singer ___ Del Rey
8 Where business is going downhill fast?
9 Mo. when Kwanzaa starts
10 Givers of priceless gifts
11 Water aerobics aid
12 Act badly, in a way
13 Squat
15 Corny junk?
21 “All I asked for was that simple thing!”
22 Urgent, hyperbolically
24 Appraise for accuracy or suitability
25 Flair
26 Hypothesized type of nuclear reaction
27 Object pantomimed by extending one’s thumb and pinkie
28 Caricature
29 Contest featuring Apollo
30 Some small dogs, familiarly
31 Spanish title: Abbr.
36 Org. whose logo is a red elephant
39 SkyCourier maker
40 Count in jazz
41 Club collection
42 Tombstone name
44 CPR experts
45 Eponymous town in SE Connecticut
46 Expression of confidence
47 Shoulder muscle, informally
49 Gatsby’s first name 50 Medical theaters, for short