NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
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1 Flatten like a bug 7 Was long and boring
14 Many a bug 16 Tart taproom offering 17 Mistaken 18 Down the road 19 Many a saint, originally 20 Chain restaurant ... or what a kangaroo might say? 22 “Actually, I just realized something ...” 23 Secure with a click 25 Faux Fighters or Dread Zeppelin, e.g.
26 It’s administered for shedding 31 Aegean Sea island 32 ___ Green aka the Witch of Wall Street 33 Cartoon character whose last name is Szyslak 34 Design 35 Impala, e.g. 36 Chapati alternative 37 Hebrew name meaning “ascent” 38 Curry powder ingredient 39 Sloughs off 40 Star attraction? 43 Off the ___
44 Cry from behind a door 45 Fragrant tree type 48 Subtle endorsements 49 Big whoop 52 Intentions
54 Marathon runner’s wear
56 “Wish me luck!” 57 Rubber production? 58 Eponym of the NHL’s points leader award 59 Bumptious
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1 Guard’s place 2 Word with dinner or dollar 3 Some travelers along the Oregon Trail 4 Sporting blade
5 Presents unexpectedly 6 Fuss 7 Connection inits. 8 Showing a bit of gray hair, say 9 Final exam? 10 Started acting responsibly 11 Mix-and-match children’s clothing brand
12 Sci-fi race mirroring the bourgeoisie 13 Sign of progress 15 Punctuate a killer performance 21 Really didn’t hold back
23 Priory of ___ (group in “The Da Vinci Code”) 24 “That’s no longer the case” 26 Pixar character with a pet cockroach 27 Something turned off on vacation 28 What a dot on a map might represent: Abbr. 29 Not inclined
30 Point of view, metaphorically 31 Blueprint bit 35 ___ La Table (high-end cookware retailer) 36 Feast or famine 38 What some handles are created for 39 Look inside, say 41 Cartoonist Will who popularized the term “graphic novel” 42 Materials for some chests
45 ___ Men (“Who Let the Dogs Out” group) 46 Smoking or drinking, e.g. 47 Newsstand display, informally 49 Neighbor 50 Gossip
51 Evil hypnotist’s directive 53 Letters often meant to be read from afar 55 “Cómo es ___?” (Spanish “Why?”)