The New York Times crossword puzzle
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1 Joan nicknamed “The Godmother of Punk” 5 Many a W.S.J. subscriber 8 Org. that started during the California gold rush 12 Home of the allvowel-named town Aiea 13 Tropical fruit 15 Flood (in) 16 Electrical system 17 Wayne Gretzky, for 10 seasons 18 Highland tongue 19 Maven 20 Fool 21 Indefinite ordinal 22 Request at the barber’s 24 Midwest capital, to locals 26 Domain of Horus, in Egyptian myth 28 Bulletin board fasteners 32 Joker 35 Toiletry brand whose TV ads once featured the Supremes 37 Thus far 38 Michael who played Bruce Wayne’s butler 40 Engine cover 41 Purplish bloom 43 Establishments that often have porte cochères 44 What might get the ball rolling 46 Burrowing animal of southern Africa 48 Napoleon’s place 49 Fight on a mat, in dialect 50 Chopped 52 What might get the ball rolling 53 Where Herbert Hoover was born 56 Actor Turner of
“The Hobbit” 58 A tater can produce up to four of these 62 “Whichweighs more—a poundof feathersora poundoflead?” andothers 65 Novelist Fitzgerald 66 Letters preceding a pseudonym 67 City where LeBron James was born 68 “As a result …” 69 Cohen who co-founded an ice cream company 70 They come after 12
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1 Short run? 2 Lawman played by James Garner and Kevin Costner 3 1970s fad item 4 ___ rose (English heraldic emblem) 5 California’s ___ Woods 6 Island in the Coral Triangle 7 “___ plaisir!” 8 Help stimulate the economy 9 Pulls a fast one on 10 Promote 11 “Dr.” of rap 13 “Hell if I know!” 14 Alan of “Argo” 23 “___ be my pleasure!” 25 Advisory grp. to the president 26 Title meaning “master” 27 Capital of Sweden 29 Where HarleyDavidson Inc. is HOG 30 Dog, cat o r hamster 31 Tabloid pair 33 Historical record 34 Tale of derring-do 36 The devil’s playthings, they say 39 Drone’s mission 41 “Back to my point …” 42 TV Land programming 45 Hot temper 47 Clear the dishes? 51 Muslim face veil 52 Song that might have hosannas 53 Native people of Guatemala 54 Wister who was known as the father of western fiction 55 Join together 57 School with five March Madness titles 59 Snoozer 60 A party to 61 Some personnel info: Abbr. 63 Principle behind yin and yang 64 Something you might get with a piercing, informally