The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Could
4 Tail end of a dog? 8 U.S. Independence Day, informally
14 It could be carried in a cart
15 Space for everything 17 Written guide for a business 19 “River People” of Arizona
20 Hard to move
21 Wet ___
22 Solar or lunar eclipse, e.g. 23 Thrill
24 “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” playwright
25 Some headway 26 Lean 27 Villainous trademark 28 Laterally, in a way 30 Rears 31 Poet/lyricist who wrote the 1974
#1 hit “Seasons in the Sun”
33 Most askew
34 Jeer leaders? 35 Green vegetable 36 Fashion lines? 37 Heads of Parliament? 38 Bean in space 42 Vegetable with greens
43 Beat badly
44 John who wrote “From the Terrace” 45 Sch. divisions
46 Not proceed straight-forwardly 47 Renaissance Faire sights
48 Goals for fiscal conservatives 51 Marsala, e.g. 52 “Aloha nui ___” (Hawaiian signoff meaning “lots of love”) 53 Accompany 54 Radley rival 55 Recipient of the wish at 1-, 8-, 53and 55-Across DOWN 1 Took a spill, say? 2 Finally hit the big time
3 Ones doing great and loyal service
4 Big bang source, informally 5 Candidate’s goal, for short 6 Playfully fantastical 7 Heading over a list of leading figures on a business’s website 8 Retiring 9 Climate control syst.
10 Yet, to Yeats 11 Toyota models since 1984
12 Person for whom one removes one’s hat 13 Support staff
16 Ones making glowing recommendations? 18 Is tough enough 24 Request from someone who’s disconsolate 26 Makers of fine combs 27 Come alive 29 Pacifica or Sausalito, to S.F. 30 Sp. mujeres 31 Centrist
32 Picnic staple
33 Full monty 34 Layette item
35 Polite kids’ plea 37 Fully charged 39 Within recent memory 40 Denial to a denial 41 Pirate haven of old 43 A Minor Prophet 44 Long-gone
46 Sulk 49 “Moonlight” Oscar winner 50 Commercial game whose box says it’s for 2-10 players