NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Exiled leader of 1979 5 Sing smoothly 10 I.R.S. experts 14 Spotted rodent of South America 15 Zoo resident that needs a big tank 16 River of Florence 17 And others, for short 18 Following 19 Word exclaimed with “Get” or “Too” 20 Slight sense that something is seriously shady 23 Minus 24 “Texas tea” 25 Courtroom wear … or concern 27 “Just do it” or “I’m lovin’ it” 32 One who really brings out the crowds 35 Broody rock genre 36 “Ye” follower on shoppe signs 37 Gene, the singing cowboy 38 Hitters’ stats 39 Take advantage of 40 Military unit assembled for sudden attack 42 Generous giving 44 Morales of “Criminal Minds” 45 Jokester 46 Depression-era migrant 48 Fight to the bitter end … or a hint to the starts of 20-, 32- and 40-Across 55 “Star Trek: T.N.G.” character 56 Stay home for supper 57 “Fine by me” 58 Unwelcome bit of mail 59 Paddle 60 Shakespearean king 61 Artist Warhol 62 Citrusy, e.g. 63 Hamlet, for one
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1 Eject, as angry words 2 “Thirty days ___ September …” 3 Antioxidant-rich berry 4 24,110 years, for plutonium 239 5 Bad state to be in 6 Guitar phrases 7 Chooses 8 Intl. group with two South American members and none in North America 9 “When Harry Met Sally …” writer Ephron 10 Exercise on an elliptical machine, informally 11 Middle school math class 12 Annoyingly focused 13 What astronomers call a day on Mars 21 Greek salad topper 22 Florida State athlete, slangily 25 Tortilla chip dip 26 What the River Styx forms the boundary of 27 Bandleader Shaw 28 Quaint dagger 29 Eye woe 30 ___ curiae (friends of the court) 31 Part of the body associated with sneezing, sniffling and snoring 32 Awful-smelling 33 Big mixing containers 34 “___ is not to reason why” 38 Copper alloy used in jewelry 40 State flower of Utah 41 Ireland’s Sinn ___ 43 Annoying critic 46 In the red 47 Broadway’s “___ Boots” 48 Enter 49 Rapper Kanye 50 California’s ___ Valley 51 Superhero creator Lee 52 Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) 53 Indian flatbread 54 Circular or spiral motion 55 Org. for which Mike Tyson twice held the heavyweight title