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Note: To mark the 75th anniversary of the New York Times crossword, we are publishing a series of puzzles co-created by famous people who solve the Times crossword and regular Times puzzle contributors that will appear periodically through the year. This collaboration is by Joy Behar and Lynn Lempel. ACROSS 1 Fruity soft drink 5 Stir-fry cookers

9 Puts into English, say, as movie dialogue 13 Schiff on the House Intelligence Committee 14 Things teeth and hair have

16 Rights org. of which Helen Keller was a co-founder 17 Comedian Kevin after having a sloppy jelly snack? 19 Writer Lowry with two Newbery Medals 20 Restaurateur Paula 21 Lion observed at night 22 Naysaying

23 Fashion flair

25 Get frisky with

comedian Freddie? 27 Intricate trap

28 Azure expanse

30 Mule in an Erie Canal song 31 School for young royals 33 Irritating criticism

36 “The Phantom of

the Opera” city 40 Comedian Richard being sent to a psychiatric facility? 43 Sample

44 Swimmer Diana 45 Away on a submarine,

say

46 “___ the fields we go …” 48 Séance sound 50 Blubber

51 Cause of comedian

Roseanne’s black eye? 56 Touches geographically 58 “Superfood” Amazon berry

59 Captain Hook, to Peter Pan

60 Big unicycle part 61 Sulk

62 Result of comedian Eric’s untied shoelaces?

66 Subject of Queen

Elizabeth, informally 67 John le Carré heroes 68 Timely benefit 69 “500” race, familiarly 70 Take one’s leave 71 Breakfast brand

for the toaster

DOWN

1 Forty winks

2 Prof’s URL ender 3 Robust-sounding teens of children’s books 4 Incite to action

5 St. Paul’s Cathedral architect

6 “Would you look at that!” 7 Nocturnal marsupial

8 Scatter 9 Spiritual leader with a Nobel Peace Prize 10 NE basketball powerhouse 11 Football rush 12 Essman of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” 15 Comes to a standstill 18 Alternative to Levi’s 23 Took the entire series 24 Colorful aquarium fish 25 Tall supporting tower 26 Totally captivated 29 “Finger-lickin’ good” food establishment 32 Achievement for Bernie Madoff or Al Capone 34 Youngest of the fictional March sisters 35 “Attention

___ shoppers!”

37 St. Bernard during an avalanche, maybe 38 Chemically

nonreactive 39 Remains

41 Coral formation 42 Hollywood’s Lupino 47 Repeated jazz phrases 49 Big nuisance 51 Thumper’s deer friend 52 Tidbit for a squirrel 53 Quick

54 What Tarzan’s friends advised him to do? 55 Half of a genetic molecule

57 Illegal payment

60 Trial balloon 63 Hawaiian gift 64 Fireplace item 65 Ambient musician

Brian