n.Y. times crossword
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1 Classic video game hero a.k.a. the Blue Bomber 8 Word after “be” or “end” 11 Light lunch choice 14 Seeing someone, say 15 Like the services of many financial planners 18 Class that doesn’t require in-person attendance 19 Place in 1861 news, for short 20 Abbr. on a college entrance sign 21 Neighbor of N.Z. 22 ’Fore 23 Temporary, as a store 26 “Let’s go to the next one” 28 Dorm V.I.P.s 29 Genre for Panic! at the Disco 30 Pinker, say 32 Biases 34 Place for pilots 36 Dorm V.I.P. 37 Like zombies 38 Program for reducing litter on highways 40 Lines screenwriters didn’t write 44 Ignore, with “out” 46 Ride taken for a spin? 48 Bother 51 Real stunner 52 It borders B.C. 53 Magic, on scoreboards 54 Movie camera settings 56 Casey who voiced Shaggy 58 Pot leaves? 59 Some brewery offerings, in brief 60 Regain hit points, in video games 62 Part of a pope’s title 64 Popular browser extension … or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzle 68 Stretch 69 Common fish in aquaculture 70 Number 2or6 71 Playwright Thomas who predated Shakespeare 72 Educational toy with a spinning arrow
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1 Trim, in a way 2 Phoenix-toAlbuquerque dir.
3 Yak 4 Word akin to sayonara 5 Annoyance from a subway seatmate 6 Rat-___ 7 Crunchy candy with a gummy string center 8 Dalliance 9 Go easier 10 Philosophy of simplicity 11 Yosemite ___ 12 Rudderward 13 Watch wolfishly 16 Whole lot, slangily 17 Speak to 23 Home of the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere (founded in 1551) 24 Home of a sultan 25 Polliwog’s place 27 Held on to 31 Performing flawlessly 33 Nonprofit org. since 1920 35 Understands 36 High-ranking officers 39 Put ___ on (limit) 41 Ancient mother goddess 42 Sainted English historian 43 Roast 45 Doing grown-up things, in modern lingo 47 Endearingly awkward, in slang 48 Easily angered sort 49 Colored body part 50 Event that looks like its first letter? 51 Put in the trash 55 Lipsmacking 57 Bloom who wrote “The Closing of the American Mind” 61 Actress Falco 63 People whom it’s helpful to know 65 Black ___ 66 Secretive org. 67 King Arthur’s foster brother