NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
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1 Keeps in the loop, in a way 4 Ones making passing judgments, for short? 7 Witty 13 Genre at the Grammys 14 Its capital is Abu Dhabi, for short 15 ___ Sea, body of water between Sicily and Greece 16 Picking out of a lineup, e.g. 18 Sign at some beaches 19 Doctrine 20 Lamb in literature 21 Not pay taxes by mail 22 Upper body muscles, for short 24 Extremely 26 Pulitzer Prize winner for “A Death in the Family” 27 Animated Princess of Power 29 James who sang “At last, my love has come along …” 30 Headwear in a Prince hit 32 Posting on an office bulletin board 34 ___ sauce 35 Didn’t delete 39 Potus #36 42 One choice in a party game 43 Home pages? 47 Car named after an automotive competition 49 “I’m Down” vis-à-vis “Help!” 52 Climber’s challenge 53 First name in “The Godfather” 55 Chess piece 57 Mantelpiece, e.g. 58 Award from the American Theater Wing 59 Mix in 60 Apartment type 61 Annual event to support breast cancer awareness … or a hint to answering 16-, 22-, 24-, 35-, 53- and 55-Across 63 Producer of rain 64 Prompt 65 About 66 Dampened 67 Letters for college applicants 68 Result of imperfect service
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1 Wrist attachment 2 Scale awkwardly, with “up” 3 Go downhill fast 4 Collections of patches, say 5 Exile 6 Company in the book “Console Wars” 7 Precursor to IMAX 8 Bathtub item 9 Salad green 10 State flowers of Rhode Island, Illinois and New Jersey 11 Enthusiastically gonna 12 Co-workers of M.D.s 13 Facility at Quantico 17 Govt. agency that combats smuggling 23 Stagger 24 ___ Fox 25 “Woo-hoo!” 28 Journalist in a military unit 31 Colleague of Mary, Murray and Lou on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” 33 Application for the Mr. Universe contest? 36 Burgers and fries, typically 37 Donald Duck’s nephews, e.g. 38 Make out 39 Tyler of “The Lord of the Rings” 40 Visibly take offense 41 Activity for many a senior 44 She helped Theseus navigate the Labyrinth 45 Seaside sculpture, say 46 Easter supply 48 Give recognition 50 Flow away from the shore 51 Payments made with a wink, maybe 54 Dress style 56 ___ Lingus 58 Start of a reminiscence 60 Darn, e.g. 62 Be in bad shape