The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS 1 Creature of the internet

7 “The ___ deeds like poison weeds / Bloom well in prison-air”: Oscar Wilde

13 At this late stage

15 It’s a drag

16 Muttonchops moisturizer

18 Like the feeling of one’s legs after a marathon, maybe

19 Helping of gravy?

20 Silver streaks, e.g.

22 Network behind the Ken

Burns docuseries “Jazz”

23 Son of Seth

24 Be a bad winner, say

25 ___ gras torchon (French

dish)

26 ___ Peres, suburb of St.

Louis

27 Quite a spread

28 Hiding places

29 Gingerly avoid

31 Source of some popular Instagram or Twitter postings

32 Neuro-psychological trait in which one might ascribe colors to numbers or tastes to words

33 Like a 2 1/2-star review,

say

34 Jockey’s main

competitor?

35 Caboose, e.g.

38 Don’t do it, doc!

39 Term of address in an

old-timey introduction

40 “Don’t get ___!”

41 Get on

42 Blacksmith’s need

43 Vermont municipality SE

of Montpelier

44 Reply to “Whatcha

doin’?”

46 Staffers savvy with

syringes

48 Weapon that originated

in feudal Japan

49 “Just missed!”

50 Gave a look?

51 Some golfing attire

DOWN

1 Like many shots in pickleball

2 Low tie

3 Landforms seen in South America

4 ____ the Great, founder of the first Persian empire

5 Some operators in Boolean logic

6 It’s between one and many

7 Fancy restaurant service

8 Saint in a nursery rhyme

9 Salonga of Broadway

10 Terminus

11 Basketball star with five

Olympic gold medals

12 Language class lesson

14 “Alexander’s Bridge” was her debut novel (1912)

17 Findings under couch

cushions, maybe

21 Places for networking

24 Makeup set?

25 Beasts

27 Noted

28 “Ella and ___” (1956 jazz

album)

29 Target of acid washing,

often

30 Wine list heading

31 Dorothy, to the Wicked

Witch of the West

32 Capricorn’s symbol

33 What might precede a

million

35 Tech pointer

36 Relaxed

37 Hershey candy company

trademark

39 Ovary, for example

40 Soccer coaching great

___ Ancelotti

42 Opposite of thick

43 Chin (up)

45 Sci-fi villain that Anthony Hopkins once said inspired his performance as Hannibal Lecter

47 Column on an R.S.V.P.

spreadsheet