new york times crossword
ACROSS
1 Sounds of surrender 6 1922-91 initials 10 Extra inches 14 A patriarch of the Israelites 15 SOS, basically 16 Film treasure hunter Croft 17 Q: “Can I write both a poem and an essay?” A: “___” 20 Meet stick 21 Tight hold 22 What Alabama cheerleaders often request? 24 Matt’s replacement on “Today” 26 Candymaker H. B. ___ 27 Yearned (for) 29 Tracy Marrow’s stage name 32 German article 33 Author of the line “It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes” 34 Actualities 36 Q: “Is that snack bar known for good burgers?” A: “___” 41 Common place for a car’s name, once 42 Hunchbacked film character 44 Night that “77 Sunset Strip” aired for most of its run: Abbr. 47 Popular game console 48 Skill on display in the “Kill Bill” movies 50 Synopsis 52 Conspirator’s agreement 54 Part of a pickup line? 55 Name on both sides of the Equator 58 Pledge 60 Q: “Should you call that stopover between Liverpool and Belfast a peninsula?” A: “___” 64 Fiddler on the reef? 65 Duds 66 Jokester 67 Lacking 68 Detail, in brief 69 Auguries
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1 Consideration at the Pearly Gates 2 Prefix with -bar 3 Chickpea 4 “Made you look!” 5 Haying tool 6 Topple 7 ___-pitch 8 Member of a Macedonia minority 9 Like signatures of William Shakespeare 10 Certain S O S 11 Whipped 12 Provoke 13 British sausage 18 It might be set with candles 19 Kitt who played Catwoman 22 Tour de France high point 23 Something drawn when landing on a yellow square in Pictionary 25 On-demand flier
28 Van ___ 30 Brink 31 Verb ending in old verse 34 Hard or soft menu item 35 Exterior 37 Fad teddy bear name of the 1980s 38 Retreat 39 Holder of dozens upon dozens 40 Loose change “collector” 43 Steak coating 44 Swiss money 45 Sea sucker 46 Metaphor for death in a Eugene O’Neill play 48 Small relative of an elephant bird 49 World Heritage Site grp. 51 Sultans and sheiks, usually 53 News inits. since 1996 56 Camels, e.g., for short 57 Rush-rush 59 Diploma displayer, for short 61 Live 62 Wimple wearer 63 Some inning enders, in brief