THE NYT CROSSWORD

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1 Commercial line 7 Hit 1980 musical with the song "Join the Circus" 13 Accessory for Minnie Mouse 15 Handle a chopper, say 16 Many a Falcons or Hawks fan 18 "Huddled" group in an inscription on the Statue of Liberty 19 "O. K., I get it!" 21 Jags 22 Org. with many operations 25 Part of a cable network? 27 "The Great Ziegfeld" costar, 1936 28 Santa ___ Derby 30 Struggles 32 Sail extender 33 Thick cut 34 Station predictions, for short 37 Gathering where burping is encouraged 40 "You're killing me!" 41 Countless centuries 42 Like cinnamon trees 43 Family name of classic TV 45 Dupe 46 Bar fixture 48 Slower than vivace 50 Caesar born in 1922 51 Resident of a halfway house 53 "Star Wars" figures 55 Ones with big shoes to fill 57 Measure of people skills 61 Straightened ( up) 62 Napoleon, for one 63 Exceeds the limit 64 Outback offerings

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1 Nonsense song syllable 2 GPS fig. 3 Word with baron or basin 4 Neutral hue 5 Renounce 6 "Au contraire!" 7 Comic book sound effect 8 Gamer's likeness 9 Uptick 10 Things used on bridges to ease congestion 11 In ___ ( gestating) 12 Difficult to sort out 14 1992 comedy based on a long- running "S. N. L." sketch 17 "Hi- diddly- ho!" speaker on TV 20 "No issues yet" 22 Play groups 23 Two cents' worth 24 JFK, for one 26 Place for a stud 29 Hedren of Hitchcock's "The Birds" 31 Ride 35 Creator of the game Centipede 36 Church conclave 38 Veritable 39 Writer of satirical works 44 Let go 46 Certain branches 47 Wildflower of the primrose family 49 Reduces to small bits 52 Scrape, to a tot 54 Ed.' s convenience

56 Campus activist org. revived in 2006 58 Verdant setting 59 Nettle

60 Parts of pecks: Abbr.