THE NYT CROSSWORD
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1 "Let's take it from the ___" 4 Kind of exam that's not written 8 Seafood often served on a toothpick 13 Clean Air Act org. 14 Anaconda, e. g. 15 Lopsided wins 16 Mess up 17 Open the door for 18 President elected with the slogan "Yes we can" 19 "Hurry up!" 22 It can get you into a lather 23 ___ Shriver, sister of J. F. K. and founder of the Special Olympics 27 Computer glitch 28 "Watch your ___!" 30 Electrical unit 31 Magical drink that gets someone smitten 35 Use shears 36 Impersonators 37 Frequently, to Frost 38 Actor/ director Eastwood 39 Hamilton's bills 40 Less fortunate 42 Word on a wine label 43 Calligrapher's collection 44 Bill's "excellent adventure" partner 45 Give a hard time 47 Walk drunkenly 51 L. B. J. campaign to help the poor 54 Midrange golf club 57 Velvet- voiced Mel 58 "So that's your game!" 59 Like a diet that allows only fats and protein 60 Creative thoughts 61 Bear's home 62 Posts, as a letter 63 What children should be, and not heard, they say 64 High trains in Chicago
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1 Overflows ( with) 2 The "O" of O magazine 3 Ski jacket 4 "Almost finished!" 5 Dustin Hoffman's role in "Midnight Cowboy" 6 Comparable ( to) 7 "Game of Thrones" actress Headey 8 Prevent from falling, perhaps 9 English rocker Hitchcock 10 Simon & Garfunkel's "I ___ Rock" 11 Typist's stat, in brief 12 Hush- hush grp. 14 Boo- boos 20 Smoldering remains 21 Hammer's end 24 Like some Greek columns 25 Armor flaw 26 Like some promises and gas tanks 28 Painstakingly sorts ( through) 29 Tykes 31 Door fastener 32 "The Magic Flute," for one 33 Planet between Mercury and Earth 34 Bugs Bunny or Wile E. Coyote 35 Muddy deposit 38 Splits in two 40 "… ___ the twain shall meet" 41 Cushioned footstool 43 Alternatives in case things don't work out 46 Swashbuckler's weapon 47 Wild shopping expedition 48 A+ or C49 Fred Mertz's wife in 1950s TV 50 "___ Hope" ( soap opera) 52 Redding who sang "( Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" 53 Bump on a log, literally 54 Decade that spawned the slogan found at the starts of 19-, 31-, 40- and 51- Across 55 Cubes in a freezer 56 Competed in a marathon