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New York Times, Friday, May 15, 2026
ACROSS 35
1 To the ___ (as much as possible) HILT
5 Electrifying people, so to speak LIVEWIRES
14 Dog howling at night, maybe OMEN
15 Vintage bike feature BANANASEAT
16 Good name for a yoga instructor? MATT
17 Hairy get-up APECOSTUME
18 Wych ___ (tree type) ELM
19 Miss Doolittle of "Pygmalion" ELIZA
20 Civil rights activist Williams, an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. HOSEA
21 Splits apart CLEAVES
23 Annual coll. basketball competition NIT
25 Class for some aspiring bilinguals, in brief ESL
26 Led HEADED
27 Play casually, say STRUM
29 Like some kitchens EATIN
30 Harps on BELABORS
33 MacMurray of "Double Indemnity" FRED
34 Throw in at the end TAGON
35 Pulls off DOES
37 Jarring film transition to a new scene SMASHCUT
39 Sired BEGAT
40 Give a hand? SHAKE
41 Language of southern India TELUGU
42 Sierra, e.g. GMC
45 "Nasty!" EWW
46 Rainwater reservoir CISTERN
47 Duane ___ (New York-based pharmacy chain) READE
49 Figures in "Puss in Boots" and "Hop-o'-My-Thumb" OGRES
51 Sickly-looking WAN
52 "I don't care either way" ITSUPTOYOU
54 Magician's accessory CAPE
55 Use of a popular song to make a scene iconic, in film-speak NEEDLEDROP
56 "Your turn to speak" OVER
57 Difficult time for farmers DRYSEASON
58 Hot ___ MESS
DOWN 35
1 Big name in meal prep kits HOMECHEF
2 "Tell me!" IMALLEARS
3 Line of attack? LETMEATEM
4 Cause of a boom TNT
5 Material for the blue eyebrows on the mask of Tutankhamen, in brief LAPIS
6 Mother of Don Juan INEZ
7 Here goes nothing! VACANTLOT
8 Brian of ambient music ENO
9 Part of a bass in a jug band WASHTUB
10 ISTO
11 Get new life out of REUSE
12 Eponym for a lounge chair EAMES
13 "I can't believe that price" bargain STEAL
15 Made hay? BALED
19 Uniform EVEN
22 Puma rival ADIDAS
24 Setting for the graphic novel series "Persepolis" IRAN
27 Transition SEGUE
28 Competitor of the early Chevrolet 490 MODELT
30 "Sticks" BACKWOODS
31 Dangerous ocean phenomenon ROGUEWAVE
32 Edible algae dubbed "green caviar" SEAGRAPES
34 Break the ice? THAW
36 Knockouts STUNNERS
38 Blind followers, informally SHEEPLE
39 Friend of Nancy Drew BESS
41 Moor TIEUP
42 Daily ___ GRIND
43 Element of a poetry analysis, maybe METER
44 Baseball's Stengel CASEY
46 Sing like Michael Bublé CROON
48 Threads DUDS
50 Food item whose name comes from the Greek for "turn" GYRO
53 Occasion that may involve fine china TEA
54 Common end to an address COM