New York Times, Saturday, May 25, 2019
Published in New York Times Crossword. Tags: HEED, LEAD, New York Times, TEXT.

Clues | Answers |
#, in chess notation | MATE |
‘I’m With ___’ | HER |
‘Phooey!’ | DASHIT |
‘Poor venomous fool,’ in Shakespeare | ASP |
‘The Little Mermaid’ lyricist Howard | ASHMAN |
A’s, e.g. … or a word following ‘A’ | TEAM |
Amateurish | INEXPERT |
As prompted | ONCUE |
Attacks, as in a joust | TILTSAT |
Book of stars? | MICHELINGUIDE |
Book that doesn’t take long to get through | EASYREAD |
Brings in | REAPS |
Busted out of jail | SPRANG |
Bygone communication | CABLE |
Claptrap | DRIVEL |
Cold-weather coat | RIME |
Congested, in a way | STOPGO |
Creator of Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog | HENSON |
Creperie equipment | PANS |
Drop ___ | TROU |
Emmy/Tony winner Arthur | BEA |
Enter quickly | RUSHIN |
Epic narratives | ILIADS |
Establishments whose products might be described by this answer + H | DELIS |
Event for computer whizzes | HACKATHON |
Fever | MANIA |
Film buff | CINEASTE |
Follow | HEED |
Handles, with ‘with’ | DEALS |
Harrisburg-to-Allentown dir | ENE |
Hebrew scripture commentary | MIDRASH |
Insincere welcome | GLADHAND |
It appears over a tilde | ESC |
Jon of ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ | HEDER |
Long ___ | AGO |
Musical with the song ‘You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile’ | ANNIE |
Nosh | HAVEABITE |
Not running loose, say | ONALEASH |
Not the sharpest crayon in the box | DIM |
Off in biblical lands? | SMITE |
One of the Obamas | MALIA |
One with drawing power in Hollywood? | ANIMATOR |
Only person to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar-winning actress | CATEBLANCHETT |
Out there | EDGY |
Patriot who said ‘Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice’ | PAINE |
Pirate’s exclamation | ARR |
Play auditioner’s hope | LEAD |
Prefix with binary | NON |
Pro ___ | RATA |
Push-ups, e.g | LINGERIE |
Sardinia, e.g., to locals | ISOLA |
Scripture | TEXT |
See 19-Across | CAN |
Speaker’s accessory | LAPELMIC |
Support group reassurance | ICARE |
Tarot card that bears the numeral XIII | DEATH |
Tats | INK |
The half-blood prince in ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ | SNAPE |
Tiffany products | LAMPS |
Top of a Pacific island chain | HAWAIIANSHIRT |
Uneager | LOATH |
Website relative of JDate | CHRISTIANMINGLE |
Willy Wonka’s factory output | SWEETS |
With 53-Across, jalopy | TIN |
Wound (up) | ENDED |
___ City (sobriquet for New Haven) | ELM |
___ Collezioni (fashion brand) | ARMANI |
___ joke (total groaner) | DAD |