NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
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1 “Ask ___” (newspaper advice column) 4 Bounce, as off a pool table cushion 9 Actress Hayek 14 Deer with no antlers 15 Singer with the bestselling albums “19,”“21” and “25” 16 Bringer of rain 17 Jan., Feb., Mar., etc. 18 Absolutely adored 20 What a weekly has once a week 22 Police action 23 The police, metaphorically 27 Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes 28 Destination for European hikers 29 Versatile blackjack card 32 Reach by addition 34 Rocketbuilding company since 2002 37 Body art that might be revealed by hip-hugger jeans 41 ___ de Tocqueville, author of “Democracy in America” 42 Oscarwinning Berry 43 Like 43, e.g. 44 Destiny 45 Senior’s org. 49 “Uh-oh” 53 Hardcore Chinese party adherent 55 “Aida” composer 56 Like a millennial who‘s a huge fan of 1960s-’70s music, it’s said 60 Help out 61 Source of revenue for many states 62 Dot on a computer screen 63 Ticked off 64 Test before buying, as clothes 65 Daring base runner’s goal 66 Foxy
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1 Confesses (to) 2 Kind of pork at a Chinese restaurant 3 Polite assent 4 ___ Carr, bestselling author of historical thrillers 5 Hubbub 6 Fire (up), as an engine 7 Part of a World Cup chant 8 Finishes in the top three, say 9 Treat disdainfully 10 “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” playwright 11 Clark’s crush at the Daily Planet 12 Mixed-breed dog 13 Main source of online revenue 19 One more than bi21 Available to all, as a bathroom 24 Petting zoo babies 25 Beauty products chain 26 Era-defining 29 ___ of Congress 30 Elon Musk, for 34-Across 31 Prefix with skeleton 33 Ocean State sch. 34 Canonized pope of the fifth century 35 Buddy 36 Relaxed 37 Language related to Thai 38 Like 1960s-’70s music 39 Joined in matrimony 40 Green Hornet’s sidekick 44 Aperture settings 46 J.J. who directed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 47 Kind of tire 48 2000s stage name for rapper Sean Combs 49 Lone Ranger’s sidekick 50 Flirt with at a bar, say 51 “Am ___ out of touch?” 52 Nearly plotz with pride 53 Othello, for one 54 Bohemian 56 Sandwich whose initials have been rearranged in five other ways in this puzzle 57 Flaming 58 Lumberjack’s tool 59 Spill the ___ (reveal sensitive information)