The New York Times Crossword

No. 0330

ACROSS

1 Elation 4 “Tommy” band, with “the” 7 Network on the telly 10 Entice 11 Furious 12 “The Clan of the Cave Bear”

heroine 13 Ones that are alike 16 Queen ___

(nickname for Jay Z’s wife) 17 Cleopatra biter 18 Flier in a V formation 19 Status ___ 20 Theater stage item 21 Peaceful state 22 The Red Baron, to Snoopy 24 Rink surface 26 Barbie’s beau 27 Literary Jane who says “No net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will” 28 Wildebeests 29 Towel holders 30 Gather as a group 33 Sch. in Columbus 34 Genre for Jay Z and

Schoolboy Q 35 French clerics 38 Gen ___ (one born after the

baby boom) 39 Bread that might hold

hummus 40 Not engage in seriously 41 Easy as ___ 43 Buddy 45 Top-rated TV show of

2002-05 46 Gospel singer Winans 47 Lead-in to port 48 ___ Rabbit 49 Give the go-ahead from the

control tower 52 Letters sent by plane 53 Length of most TV dramas 54 ___ Stone (key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs) 55 In plain contrast

DOWN

1 Right guaranteed by the

Sixth Amendment 2 Chicago airport code 3 “Absolutely!” 4 It might show wreaths and

candy canes at Christmas 5 Playboy founder, informally 6 Work by Gray or Shelley 7 In any manner necessary 8 Like the meek, per Matthew

5:5 9 Goes around a corner fast,

say 10 In ___ of (replacing) 11 Assuming that’s true 12 Crowning 13 Outdoor meal with a grill,

informally 14 Rowing blade 15 The “17” in NC-17 20 Sneak a look 21 Lie down for a while 23 Middle-earth creature 25 Actor’s prompt 27 Alternatively 28 Billy or nanny 29 Singer McEntire 30 “The Simpsons” airer 31 Prefix with -ceps 32 “2001” computer 36 Relaxing 37 Certain Chinese dish 39 Eye closely 40 Malleable 42 “___ all the way here for

this?” 44 Some choristers 46 Muse of history 47 Greeting south of the border 48 Paint company whose name

sounds like an animal 49 Auto 50 In good health 51 Mauna ___