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Thu, May 14, 2015 by NYTimes

Across

  1. 1. Flag position
  2. 7. Go from a grape to a raisin, e.g.
  3. 14. Body that's now a fraction of its former self
  4. 16. "Sure thing!"
  5. 17. Co-star of "Grown Ups," 2010
  6. 18. By hook or by crook
  7. 19. Lead-in to haw
  8. 20. Schleps
  9. 22. I, to Claudius
  10. 23. Coatrack item
  11. 25. Westminster, e.g.
  12. 26. Figures in 2011's "J. Edgar"
  13. 27. Santa ___
  14. 28. Almost spilling over
  15. 29. 1930s heavyweight champ
  16. 30. With 37-Across, lose it ... or what 12 answers in this puzzle appear to do
  17. 32. América del ___
  18. 33. Sullen look
  19. 34. Pyrénées peak
  20. 35. Plotz
  21. 37. See 30-Across
  22. 41. ___ du combat
  23. 42. "Heaven forbid!"
  24. 43. Company exec
  25. 44. Stepped
  26. 45. They're not hard to catch
  27. 46. Big ___ (W.W. I weapon)
  28. 47. Bow
  29. 48. Country home
  30. 49. Shostakovich symphony "Babi ___"
  31. 50. Longtime firearm manufacturer
  32. 52. Moving like trees in the wind
  33. 56. Hindrances for a competitive swimmer
  34. 57. Bases for basses
  35. 58. Stylish bun
  36. 59. Wisconsin city near Lake Michigan

Down

  1. 1. Things sung when you don't know the words
  2. 2. Brother (but not a bro)
  3. 3. Unit of work
  4. 4. Tree with catkins
  5. 5. Headache
  6. 6. Timeout signal
  7. 7. Alphabetization, for one
  8. 8. Nonsense
  9. 9. Captain Morgan and others
  10. 10. The Everlys' "When Will ___ Loved"
  11. 11. Potentially awkward question at an introduction
  12. 12. Stand against the wall?
  13. 13. Idyllic, like a past time
  14. 15. Paintings outside the mainstream, per Jean Dubuffet
  15. 21. "Late" news item
  16. 23. Catch
  17. 24. Animal whose head makes no sound?
  18. 25. On
  19. 26. "Wayne's World" weirdo
  20. 28. When some people meet for lunch
  21. 29. Part of a Cuban combo
  22. 31. Invaded someone's privacy
  23. 32. ENTER CLUE
  24. 34. Scramble
  25. 35. Noted Italian chocolatier
  26. 36. Noncanonical texts
  27. 37. Laze
  28. 38. Winter installation in New York's Central Park
  29. 39. Neither's partner
  30. 40. Caught
  31. 42. Defer to everyone else, say
  32. 44. "Bewitched" spinoff
  33. 45. Gas brand with a triangular logo
  34. 46. Marshy outlet
  35. 48. Powerful engine
  36. 49. Kawasaki competitor
  37. 51. Member of an organization with an Exalted Ruler
  38. 53. "Where do I even begin ..."
  39. 54. Largest county in Nevada
  40. 55. Baseball V.I.P.s

This puzzle was published on Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Edited by Will Shortz.

— NYTimes

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