N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
1 Termini 5 Black ___ (deadly African snake) 10 “Beat it!” 15 Most important part of a carrot or turnip plant 16 South American range 17 ___ Island Red (chicken variety) 18 1995 Hugh Grant/Julianne Moore romantic comedy 20 “The X Factor” judge Cowell 21 ___ Arena, home to the Kentucky Wildcats 22 Feel lousy 24 Socially maladroit sort 25 1981 Alan Alda/ Carol Burnett comedy 30 “Humbug!” 32 Secluded valley 33 Pinball foul 34 Mine: Fr. 36 & 37 “Medium hamburger and a Coke,” e.g. 41 Classic TV game show … or what 18-, 25-, 55- and 66-Across are, in a way 46 Cub Scout leader named after a character in “The Jungle Book” 47 Part of a hosp. with oxygen tents 48 Deviant, in slang 49 “On top of that …” 52 Innocent sort 54 Soak (up) 55 1984 Molly Ringwald coming-of-age comedy 60 Redwood or dogwood 61 Aunt: Sp. 62 Pub potables 64 Hearing-related 66 1996 Michelle Pfeiffer/ George Clooney romantic comedy 71 Lip shine 72 First president to visit China 73 Unclothed 74 School health class, informally 75 Rear of a ship 76 Long-armed banana lovers
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1 Suffix with north 2 Detective fiction genre 3 Bite-size Krispy Kreme offering 4 ___ Curry, 2015 and ’16 N.B.A. M.V.P. 5 China’s ___ Zedong 6 ___ Arbor, Mich. 7 Summer hrs. in Colorado 8 Joy of “The View” 9 Passing a ball to a scorer, e.g. 10 Grads-to-be: Abbr. 11 Football helmet attachment 12 Juliet’s love 13 Decorate 14 Gives a darn? 19 Digital video file format 23 Necklace for one in a hula skirt 26 Imperfection 27 Wine: Prefix 28 Bring to naught 29 Surname of the only M.L.B. brother trio to play together in the outfield 30 ___ Men (“Who Let the Dogs Out” band) 31 In a frenzy 35 Uncomfortable 38 In one’s Sunday best 39 Designer Saarinen 40 Request in an invitation 42 Last Ivy League school alphabetically 43 Actress Merrill 44 Digitize, as a document 45 ___ pro quo 50 “Ready, ___, go!” 51 They can bring tears to chefs’ eyes 53 Custardy dessert 55 Men-only parties 56 “Go me!” 57 Pioneer in photocopying 58 “Zip your lip!” 59 Justice Kagan 63 One-named singer with the 1985 hit “Smooth Operator” 65 Drug for tripping 67 Palindromic file extension 68 In favor of 69 Word with Comfort or Holiday 70 “Absolutely!”