Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The New York Times Crossword

No. 0502

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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

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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

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