N.Y. Times Crossword – Saturday, August 19, 2017

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By: Mark Diehl
Theme: None
Difficulty (0-10):  5
Time: 28:12

ACROSS DOWN
1 Like a hermit 1 Should there be any question …”
9 Response to a sophomoric comment 2 Corn on the cob, e.g.
15 Score after opening with an ace, informally 3 Replaced, as on a computer
16 Secret ___ 4 Shows the way
17 Catch of all catches, of a sort 5 Force in the Battle of Dunkirk
18 Singer of the Wagner aria “Liebestod” 6 Shakespeare’s First and Second Folios, e.g.
19 Least cool 7 Spacewalks, in NASA lingo
20 Make a feast of 8 It covers bridges, typically
21 Looks forward to the next spring? 9 Primitive cooking equipment
22 Feature of Namibia and Libya 10 Situated (in)
24 Root used in perfumery 11 Alito’s predecessor on the Supreme Court
25 James ___, 1990-94 New Jersey governor 12 Toon who uses his middle initial
26 Noodle soup noodle 13 High styles
27 Joint flare-up? 14 Ones always banging their heads against things?
31 Got some action 23 Female factory workers in W.W. II, informally
32 Method of fishing 25 West Coast locale mentioned in “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”
33 Station that people once looked up to 27 Some fruit pastries
34 Goes over the line? 28 Like store brands vis-à-vis name brands, typically
36 Company added to the Dow 30 in 2013 29 Waterway that lent its name to two French departments
37 Dr. Brody of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” 30 Students arriving late?
38 Draw toward dark 32 Most airheaded
39 Scenery chewer 35 Clam
42 Grinders, of a sort 36 T.S.A. requirement
43 Tree favored by giraffes 38 ___ Ochoa, 2017 Golf Hall of Fame inductee
44 Dubonnet or Campari 39 Papa Bear of the N.F.L.
46 Box at the gym? 40 Kind of squash
47 Bad news on the stock market 41 Photog’s lens
48 Part of a record 42 Intervening, at law
49 Lowdown sneak 45 “How ___ are they that have not patience!”: Iago
50 Quick shots
51 Many people take them to bed nowadays

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