The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Cries
8 What something
unexpected might do
13 “Just give it time”
14 ___ Manette, woman
in “A Tale of Two Cities”
15 The Jonas Brothers, e.g. 16 Needle on a thread? 17 Female kangaroos
18 Swarm
19 Color similar to lilac 20 “Herb” … or a lead-in to herb 21 What some consume
on a diet
22 Court figure, informally 23 Balanced, as
some molecules
25 A mover … but not a
shaker, one hopes 26 Practice squad?: Abbr. 27 Welcome
28 “You guys STINK!,” e.g. 30 Interior secretary Haaland 31 Things going beyond
your control?
35 Big name in construction
equipment
36 Student enrolled in courses like Contracts and Civil Procedures 37 Wreck
38 Chap
39 Overextend
40 The U.N.’s smallest member 41 Pill bug or wood louse
43 Billy Joel’s “___ Always a
Woman”
45 In, in the past 46 Water ___, mammal dubbed the “cheetah of the wetlands” for its speed and stealth 47 Bread with charred
brown spots
48 Give (out)
49 Cameos might be
seen on one
50 Things to settle
52 Give it a whirl!
53 Flotsam once in
Boston Harbor
54 Nonstop
55 “A party? Count me in!”
DOWN
1 “Wanna tell me more?” 2 “History is a set of ___ agreed upon” (remark attributed to Napoleon) 3 Suffix with liquid
4 Get down
5 High winds?
6 LeAnn of country music 7 Small part of a watch 8 “Gosford Park” director, 2001 9 Like the homes of roughly
one in six Americans 10 Hunger hyperbole 11 Jewelry gift for a
25th anniversary
12 Some fishermen
13 Butt of a joke?
15 Throw for six, informally 21 Secure
22 Word with door or dance 24 Steal
25 One of seven for Salome 28 “That’s what I just said!” 29 Good name for a
last-minute planner?
30 Pest control brand once
touted by Muhammad Ali 32 It’s between the shoulders 33 Hot rods popular in the ‘60s 34 Pre-algebra class calculations 38 Casual dining setting 39 Nearing
40 Person of integrity
42 World leader associated with
the justicialism movement 43 State capital dubbed
the “Cherry City”
44 Attacked
47 Terse denial
48 Active person
51 Michael of
“Saturday Night Live”