The New York Times Crossword
No. 0502
ACROSS
1 Unlike sheep
13 Slangy phrase following an unpopular opinion
14 “Oh my stars!”
15 Small bits of progress 16 Kind of student 17 Actress Amanda
18 ___ Diaz, detective on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” 19 Emulate Beyoncé in 2003 22 Spanish title: Abbr. 23 Press, informally 24 Ben-___
25 Usual practice
27 Leaves back at the house, maybe
29 Kind of diet that can help lower blood pressure 32 Sings like Mary Poppins 33 Word in many Emmy categories
35 Smaller than small 37 Becomes 42-Down
38 Strip
39 Carry-___
40 Its end might be lamented 41 Reason to raise one’s hand 44 Basic chords
46 Kind of rug that’s bad to lose an earring in 47 Crosspiece in a grate, often 49 Org. for the L.A. Galaxy 50 Title song character who’s asked “Did your mom get back from her business trip?” 51 Healthy soup base 55 Provider of sensory deprivation
56 One strategy for responding to allegations
DOWN
1 Crush alternative 2 Disencumbers
3 Ones making periodical changes, for short 4 Charms
5 Takes some hits 6 Do-si-do do
7 Valuable contacts
8 Org. opposing school vouchers
9 Part of a forest that can grow as fast as two feet a day 10 Frequently ranked octet 11 “Like that’s gonna happen!” 12 ___ Thunberg, Time’s youngest Person of the Year 13 Language from which we get “karma”
14 Heroine in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” 15 Get carried away 19 Showing more nerve 20 Warms (up)
21 Points of interest for epidemiologists
24 Knight cap
26 Smears
28 What school lunch is often depicted as in cartoons 30 Tip for increasing productivity 31 Caddy alternative 34 Excessively theatrical 36 Invitation from a driver 37 Unexpected blessing 41 Striking
42 Like Jabba the Hutt 43 “Calvin and Hobbes” conveyance
45 Bronze, e.g. 46 Poker-faced
48 Rest (on) 50 Obsessive fan, slangily 52 Skosh
53 Took a course, say
54 Abbr. in many an office building address