NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across 1 Actress/TV host

___ Pinkett Smith 5 The five weekdays, for short 10 331⁄3 r.p.m. records

13 Satan’s doings 14 One who’s habitually afraid

16 Constitutional proposal supported by the National Woman’s Party, for short 17 “Scenter” of the face 18 Musical key with three flats 19 ___ Man (“The Wizard of Oz” character) 20 “You did it!” 22 Wandered off 24 “Without further

___ …” 25 Harp-shaped constellation 27 Annual science fiction awards 28 China’s Chairman

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30 Snake in “Antony and Cleopatra” 32 Ballyhoos 34 Celestial bodies 36 Like the newest gadgetry, informally

38 No longer employed: Abbr. 39 Winnie-the-___ 40 J’___ (Dior perfume) 41 Very 42 Banned pollutant, in brief 43 Lead-in to -stat 44 “Ant-Man and the ___” (2018 film) 45 Relative of a steam bath 47 Narrow inlet 48 Actor Mahershala 49 City NNW of Detroit 51 Times before eves, in ads 53 Deliverer of a noted speech upon the death of Martin Luther King Jr. (4/4/1968), in brief 56 February 29 58 Acquired lots of, as money 60 ___-country (music genre) 61 Music genre for Billie Eilish 63 Dog in Oz 64 Cry to a toreador 65 Monster slain by Perseus

66 Nincompoop 67 Unhappy 68 Tirades 69 St. ___ Bay,

Jamaica

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1 Liz’s best friend on “30 Rock” 2 Shun 3 Completely

confused

4 Away from the wind, at sea 5 “Star Trek” doctor 6 Lara Croft, in film

7 Conflict in 2017’s “Wonder Woman,” in brief 8 Light browns 9 Foam 10 “Loosen up!” … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 11 “High” figure in a tarot deck 12 Beach composition 15 Noted sex therapist 21 Musical artist “from the block,” familiarly

23 In the past 26 Queens neighborhood 29 What’s left in a fireplace 31 Layer of soil that never thaws 33 Octagonal street sign 34 Antonyms: Abbr.

35 Record label co-founded by Jay-Z 36 “That’ll be the day!”

37 Corp. V.I.P. 41 Messenger bird in the Harry Potter books 43 Bicycle built for two

46 Tiny bite 48 Question 50 Horse whisperer, e.g. 52 Patatas bravas, calamares and others 54 Naturally belong 55 They may be hard to untie 56 Vientiane’s land 57 Who says “When you look at the dark side, careful you must be” 59 “At Last” singer James 62 Wordplay joke