n.Y. times crossword
ACROSS 1 Talking animal in some fairy tales
5 It’s gripping 10 Summer vacation spot 15 Musical Horne 16 Come out of one’s shell 17 “My luck is bound to change” 18 Exclamation of surprise, in Britain 19 “When the stars make you drool just like pasta fazool, that’s ___” 20 Organ that Prometheus regenerated nightly 21 ___ Xing 22 Reality TV show, when 59-Across? 24 Cut of beef in a Newport steak 26 Vatican V.I.P. 27 Famous feuder with Jay-Z 28 Chilled, when 59-Across? 31 Ding, e.g. 32 Caterwaul 33 Sneaky ___ (trickster) 34 Crew’s need
36 Left slackjawed 38 Aerate, when 59-Across? 42 Grand ___ 44 [That’s so … sad] 45 Skip out (on) 49 Costello of Abbott and Costello 50 Small dog, informally 53 “Possibly,” when 59-Across? 55 Holepunching tool 56 Sign for good or ill 58 Did a blacksmith’s job 59 Experiencing a vision problem 63 Get a bite 64 Slowly break down 65 Two of the heart’s chambers 66 ___ mater 67 Babble 68 Shopping aids 69 Utah town near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks 70 Said “O-D-OU-R,” e.g. 71 Apt rhyme for “cache” 72 The salon names To Dye For and Best Little Hairhouse (both real!), e.g.
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1 Cap on many a shampoo bottle 2 Member of the B-team 3 Slimming down 4 Part of L.G.B.T.Q. 5 Advocate for 6 Eastern priest 7 The whole shebang 8 Substitute for legal tender 9 Real standout 10 Insulting designation from a pirate 11 Mideast bigwig 12 Typical part of a book deal 13 Line holdup? 14 Nonconforming opinion 22 Diver’s need 23 College admissions fig. 25 Famed fountain name 29 Sacred creature in ancient Egypt 30 She threw the apple of discord, in Greek myth 35 Took a tumble, as the stock market 37 Big name in grills 39 High number? 40 “Just a number,” according to a common saying 41 Superhero with super speed 42 Give some juice 43 Prime directive 46 Poet who read at President Clinton’s 1993 inauguration 47 Creative sort 48 Beginnings of some trips 49 Light sources in a light show 51 “Wow!,” in a text 52 Gold and silver 54 “The Gold-Bug” author 57 Playground call
60 One with millions of Instagram followers, say
61 ___ Major 62 Smithereens 66 Rock band’s need