NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across 1 ___ of the Apostles 5 E nding with neo- or proto10 P ushing conventional limits 14 Blade in the pen 15 Strip of fabric used for trimming 16 L ow ground,

poetically 17 R ock’s ___ Inch Nails 18 Habitual customer’s order, with “the” 19 Clothe s presser 20 La yers of sherrysoaked torte, homemade custard and fruit served chilled in a giant stem glass 23 D readlocked ones, informally 24 C omical “Dame” 25 “Kilr oy ___ here” 28 Give off, as vibes 30 Summary 32 ___December romance 35 Ic e cream and sponge topped with meringue and placed in a very hot oven for a few minutes 38 O odles 40 Sing er with the site imaginepeace.com 41 B oxer Max 42 St eamedfor-hours, aged-formonths concoction of treacle, brandy, fruit and spices, set afire and served at Christmas 47 F abric purchase: Abbr. 48 T eacher’s plan 49 Uncle s, in Acapulco 51 ___ contact 52 Unit s of resistance 55 Ham-handed 59 What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively 62 C ommand-Z command 64 A ctress Watts 65 Kar dashian matriarch 66 F ool 67 Lat ches (onto) 68 Land of Blarney 69 O nes who are

splitsville 70 Lauder of cosmetics 71 “Phooe y!”

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1 Ed of “Up” 2 S et traditionally handed down to an eldest daughter 3 Tin y bell sounds 4 W illowy 5 German kingdom of old 6 Gr owing

luxuriantly 7 S evere and short, as an illness 8 Glas s fragment 9 G ates of philanthropy 10 V oldemort

like 11 “He sitating to mention it, but …” 12 Mop & ___ 13 It ch 21 da-D AH 22 Pa ss’s opposite 26 “___ and answered” (courtroom objection) 27 C onstellation units 29 W alloped to win the bout, in brief 31 Che w the

fat 32 Sug ar ___ 33 L ocale for urban trash cans 34 S am Cooke’s

first #1 hit 36 Come to a close 37 “I dare you!” 39 D esigns with ® symbols: Abbr. 43 L owdown, in slang 44 D rive mad 45 S alade ___ 46 Club game 50 L ollipop 53 “Squar e” things, ideally 54 “Git!” 56 “W est Side Story” seamstress 57 Mini, e.g. 58 P ositive R.S.V.P.s 60 E rror report? 61 J. Lo’s daughter with a palindromic name 62 Manipulat e 63 Kill, as an idea