NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
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1 Spanish house 5 Italian fashion giant 11 Blithering fool 14 Appearance of a comet, to some 15 Capital on the eastern Mediterranean 16 Word after Doctor or guess 17 Like hallucinogenic drugs 19 Unaccounted for, briefly 20 Opening remarks 21 Uplifting verse 22 Netflix crime drama starring Jason Bateman 24 Preserved, as pastrami 25 Society’s woes 27 Targets for exterminators 28 Retirement benefits org. 29 Long ago 31 Easy as ___ 33 One crying “Yer out!” 34 Nordic capital 36 “Hamilton” creator ___-Manuel Miranda 39 Subtly suggests 42 Sport one’s biceps 43 N.Y.S.E. debut 44 Needs a rubdown, say 45 ___ safe distance 46 Dog collar attachment 48 Post-o.r. stop 49 Something to behold 51 “Untrue!” 52 The piper’s son, in a nursery rhyme 53 Drink in a red, white and blue cup 54 Alike: Fr. 55 Save, in a way 57 Surf’s sound 59 Emissions watchdog, for short 62 Knocked the socks off 64 Some customized cars 66 In the loop, so to speak 67 007 creator Fleming 68 Kim of “Vertigo” 69 Company where the computer mouse was developed 70 Results of some Hail Mary passes, informally 71 Pesky fliers
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1 Sunday newspaper section 2 B-plus beater 3 Nissan compact 4 “Giant” of wrestling and moviedom 5 Rushmore neighbor of Teddy 6 “The Bathers” Impressionist 7 Neither left nor right 8 Disney mermaid’s name 9 Cloistered one, perhaps 10 “Let ___!” 11 “Jeez, that’s too bad!” 12 Jersey 13 Long baths 18 Calculation using height and weight 23 Actor Efron 26 BOGO event 30 Settle on, with “for” 32 Place to duke it out 33 Take advantage of 35 Venetian blind part 36 “The Loco-motion” singer, 1962 37 Bitter brews, for short 38 “Ain’t happenin’” 39 Trot or canter 40 Danish shoe brand 41 Hand-to-hand combat? 45 Get mellower 47 Doomed from the start, for short 50 “Bleah!” 54 It’s near a temple 56 Prefix with nautical 58 Totally rules 60 Heinie 61 Seeks, as a price 62 Impermanent sculpture material 63 Not be up to date on bills 64 Beyond tipsy 65 Put on