NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
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1 Wriggly temptation for a fish
5 To a smaller degree 9 Newswoman Van Susteren 14 Length x width, for a rectangle 15 Rx dosages, e.g.: Abbr.
16 City across the Nile from the Valley of the Kings
17 They might be sealed 18 Apiarist?
20 “Now listen …”
22 ___ smasher
23 Trains to Chicago’s Loop 24 Flared skirts
26 Org. for some sportswomen 29 Invoice from a souvenir shop? 31 Terse put-down of Sandra’s “Gidget” performance? 33 Outrage
34 Toasty
35 King Kong, for one
36 Playlist listing
38 Poorly lit
39 Unsullied
41 ___ Leppard
42 “Paradise Lost” setting
44 Many SAT takers: Abbr. 45 Where to keep divorce papers? 47 Signal Ernie’s buddy to step onstage?
51 Blend, as batter
52 Stogies
54 Maiden name preceder 55 Firenze farewell
57 Sitcom segments
59 “Wow, you have violins!”? 62 Influence with higher-ups 63 Long-necked wader 64 Decisive defeat
65 Opera highlight
66 Unlike the proverbial rolling stone
67 ___-serif
68 Microscope part
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1 Holder for cash and IDs
2 Pro baseball player with an orangeand-black uniform
3 State of rest
4 Lone Ranger accessory
5 Patti in the Grammy Hall of Fame 6 Chef known for “New New Orleans” cuisine
7 17th-century Dutch painter Jan 8 Worrisome org. for a draft dodger 9 Market oversupply
10 Dancer Nureyev
11 Typical specimen
12 Unit of capacity for a bridge 13 17,000-year-old find in France’s Lascaux cave
19 Cop’s stunner
21 Salon product for a spiky do 25 Dutch cheese
27 Stare open-mouthed
28 Made disappear, in a way 30 Recycling receptacle
32 Title for Maria Theresa of Austria 34 Triumph
36 Quick, suggestive message 37 Badge holders
38 Arnaz of “I Love Lucy”
40 Many a PC cable
41 ___ Plaines, Ill.
43 Look of a room
44 Legal authorities
46 Purple things in several van Gogh paintings 47 Pop-producing toy weapon 48 Continue through time
49 Land, as a fish
50 Electric cars named for an inventor 53 Kind of salami
56 Court fig.
58 Girl’s name that’s also a 59-Down 59 See 58-Down
60 Maniacal leader?
61 Org. of concern to H&R Block