THE NYT CROSSWORD

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1 Hurdle for a doc 7 Deadeye’s asset 10 Short cut 14 Performer of the “Green Hornet” theme in 1960s TV 15 Label for 14-Across 16 Hole maker 17 Scylla, e.g. 19 “Not to mention …” 20 Red moles 21 Stable color 22 Midwest transportation inits. 23 Quick hit 24 ___ law 27 Impetuous 31 Chinese dynasty following the Han 32 Old-fashioned attire at 33-Across 33 Where Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” premiered 36 Inveigles 38 Like much court testimony 40 Holy ___ 41 “There’s nothing more to say” 42 Abbr. on a car sticker 43 Rain, rain, rain 44 Open ___ 45 Lutheranism in 1521, e.g. 47 Campaign planner 53 Like the Hyundai logo 54 Latin American soap 56 Primetime time, informally 57 Ayaan Hirsi ___, author of “Infidel” 58 Opposite of the point? 59 Traditional Yule gift 60 Zing 61 Relayed

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1 Sit back and enjoy 2 First name in fashion 3 Literary character on whom Captain Hook is based 4 Goes around 5 Lozenge 6 “A right jolly old elf” 7 Gallery sign 8 Winter coat 9 Who said history repeats itself “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” 10 It can fit in a very tight parking space 11 Deceptive court move 12 “Hang on to that one!” 13 Called up 18 Cloistered 24 Wise one 25 Middle of a three-part illustrated maxim 26 Teach myths, say 28 What a student with a full scholarship has 29 Four things represented visually in this puzzle’s grid 30 37-Down follower on a calendar 34 Laughed gleefully 35 Gen. Pershing’s grp. in W.W. I 37 30-Down preceder on a calendar 39 Dwellers on the Gulf of Aden 41 Some office printers 46 Somewhat 48 Reason to cover your eyes in the theater? 49 Actress ___ Rachel Wood 50 One out on a limb? 51 Classic role for Liz Taylor 52 Soft ball? 55 High priest of Shiloh