n.Y. times crossword

ACROSS 1 Close and comfortable 5 Leader of a long race? 9 Minds 14 Comics character who says “Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts” 15 Japanese bowlful 16 Roughly nine of 10 people have one 17 Geographical hexagon 18 Stew 20 Single unit 22 Unstable subatomic particle 23 Chateau ___ Michelle 24 Code violation requiring an emergency exit? 27 Choler 29 Pierce the ears of 30 “Geez, that just ain’t right!” 32 Anderson who managed Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine 36 Butler of fiction 37 “Take a hike, bub!” 41 Marisa of “The Wrestler” 42 Sinusclearing condiment 43 Uncouth 44 Night sticks? 48 2013 Best Picture nominee with a major unseen female character 49 Fancy-pants 54 Late mag publisher 56 Refrain word in the song with the lyric “Come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana” 57 Wide open 58 Vim 61 Boost 62 Food described in Exodus 63 Eats 64 Seating specification 65 Catching some Z’s 66 They’re easily taken 67 Additional stipulations

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1 Made bubbles, as an ocean wave 2 Zero 3 Setting for “The Last King of Scotland” 4 Split the bill, informally 5 Neutral color 6 Sentences 7 ___ Aziz bin Fahd, Saudi prince

8 Mr. once played by Leslie Nielsen 9 Axilla : armpit :: coxa : ___ 10 Slaughter who was a star of the 1946 World Series 11 Revelation subject 12 Tech-savvy group 13 Go with 19 Ambient composer of note 21 Chicagostyle, in a way 25 Catch 26 One with a focus in mathematics 28 Start of an intermission? 31 Vague threat from a Stooge 33 Seating specification 34 R.V. hookup org. 35 Gridiron figs. 37 Target for nails? 38 Poor sport 39 Tiramisu flavorer 40 ___ Torres, 12-time Olympic swimming medalist 45 Bea homebody 46 Gave a little extra 47 Doesn’t look good? 50 Lupino of old Hollywood 51 City police concern 52 Monster slain by Hercules 53 Get steamy 55 Beginnings of a beard 58 “Today” rival, briefly 59 ___ Dameron, fighter pilot for the Resistance in “Star Wars” films 60 Delivery people, for short