NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
Every daily crossword this week, Monday to Saturday, is made by an African-American contributor. Erik Agard is a crossword editor in Kansas City, Mo. This is his 68th crossword for The Times. To read more about the puzzle, see nytimes.com/wordplay.
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1 Them’s fightin’ words 6 Deems suitable 13 Pop up a lot, perhaps? 15 Try 16 “Rock-a-bye” locale 18 Raised 19 Reconstruction, e.g. 20 Bit of ancient writing 22 ___ Dove, former U.S. poet laureate 23 Snitch (on), informally 25 Concern in geomorphology 26 Send off 27 Spicy sandwich spread 29 What you’re in when you’re in the zone 32 Umbilicus, familiarly 34 “Deuce and a quarter” automaker 35 Subject of H.R. 40, introduced in every Congress since 1989 38 Product from Bevel or Oui the People 39 Train stations 41 “Tell me now” 45 Beat in the news business 47 Seconds, say 48 Hip-hop’s ___ Soul 50 Be wildly successful, as at a comedy club 51 ___ Louis, capital of Mauritius 52 Finally 54 Jazz great Mary ___ Williams 55 Not much 57 Pair of rings? 59 Provisos 60 Run through 61 Online magazine co-founded by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 62 Observes one of the Five Pillars of Islam
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1 Plan 2 Concern in geomorphology 3 A fine way to discourage foul language? 4 Homage of a sort 5 2019 MLB champs 6 Pay, as big bucks 7 Actor James ___ Jones 8 One-named rapper who became a co-host of CBS’s “The Talk” 9 Underground rap? 10 Revered woman in Islam 11 “Totally makes sense” 12 Yet 14 Many nonfiction films, for short 17 Spelman figure, informally 21 Unit officially defined as 42 gallons 24 Résumé go-with 28 Home of many a Sherpa 30 Devices sold with motion sensors 31 Language in which you might be greeted “Hullo, hoo are ye?” 33 Do nothing 36 Subject of a Car and Driver report 37 Features of some film reviews 40 Beyoncé became one in 2003 41 Influence 42 Dough 43 Achieve stardom, so to speak 44 Wood strip 46 Distinctive features of Marcus Garvey’s helmet 49 Inits. one might hear at the office 52 Spanish opposite of bajo 53 Inits. one might hear at the office 56 “___ Te Ching” 58 Major export of Kenya
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