NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes,” e. g. 4 Word file, in brief 7 Like London streets during Dickens’s time 13 Much 14 Stuck 16 What precedes a

terrible period? 17 Push aside for

selfish ends 19 One- time appearance on a TV show 20 Refreshment for

a Brit 21 Harangue 22 Uncontroversial 24 Like a call from someone one just thought about 26 34th prez 27 “Bien sûr!” 28 Rug rat 31 Oppressive rule by absolute power 34 They are often

grain- fed 35 Hebrew leader? 36 Actress Hagen 37 Kama ___ 41 Flooded 43 Sparkle 44 Command in

“Macbeth” 48 Back on board 49 Dir. from Norfolk

to Philadelphia 50 Count ___ 51 Popular music streaming service 52 List shortener 55 Tentatively add to the schedule, with “in” 57 Do some

museum work 58 Aid for a submarine captain 61 Like some bars 62 Product whose jingle uses the “Dragnet” theme 63 Neighbor of

Wash. 64 Nitpicker 65 Sailing rope 66 Perfect

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1 Uncertainties 2 Hair clump 3 Alternative to

à la carte 4 “What’s the ___?” 5 Like varsity or junior varsity players 6 Turn at high

speed 7 Closing credits feature, sometimes 8 Requirement for

un baño 9 Attended ( to) 10 Became

unhinged 11 What’s

consumed 12 One who shouldn’t be driving 15 Treasure hunt phrase … or a hint to seven Across answers 18 Hostile 22 Six- pack

purchase, maybe 23 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” author 25 Largest pelvic

bones 29 Higher- up 30 “Your time ___!” 32 Big tablet 33 Common symbol in pronunciation: Var. 36 Its graduates include more than 50 astronauts, in brief 38 Backpack snack 39 Recurring snippet in a bass line, say 40 Counsel: Abbr. 42 Surrounding 43 Japan, to the

U. S. 44 Eight fluid

ounces 45 Affect, as humidity might a piano 46 Got misty, with

“up” 47 Like cardboard

jigsaw puzzles 51 Choose, as a questionnaire box 53 It goes with the

flow 54 Major thoroughfare through Houston, informally 56 Something to try 59 Hubbub 60 Thumbs- down

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