The New York Times Crossword

Tony Orbach of Montclair, N. J. is a construction-project manager, saxophonist and crossword constructor. Tony’s love of puzzles runs in the family. His father, actor Jerry Orbach, was a crossword solver.

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Impromptu musical gettogether, informally Counting tools

Most up to the task

Not much

Oddball Commotion Archaeologist’s assertion about a finding? Jackson not in the Jackson 5

Benchmark: Abbr. Members of the genus Lepus

Some overseas seasons Common vinaigrette ingredient

Russian pancakes Swim-team guru?

Geri ____, late jazz pianist Authority

Used to be

Hire Phil Collins’s longtime band for a gig?

Brand that comes out a head?

Explosive sound Curtain- call actions

One of 32 in the Thai alphabet

The Serengeti, e.g.? TV journalist Curry Long

Press

Covers with goo Speck

Quits

Shadow during an eclipse Knowing everything that’s available to view on Netflix?

Look forward to Clay-based Unpleasant Clishmaclaver or bavardage, to use some fancy language

Trim

A/C measures

Hwy. offense Amenity offered at an internet cafe? Nickname for baseball great Ernie Banks

Gets out in dodgeball, say Sticks in

Yes, in Brest

Bit of reading at a bar mitzvah?

Director Lee Entertain Deconstruct for analysis Stand-up’s bombs? Keys near G’s

Actor Rutger of “Blind Fury’’ Keister

Less friendly Assistance Peninsula shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia 106 110 111 112 113 114

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Art-shop worker’s manual? Urbanize

Spit it out!

Part of a canopy

The plus side Cuisine that specializes in beef barbecue No-parking-zone fixture

Pokes

Bushels

“Whoa!’’ Geneviève, for one: Abbr. Imprinting indelibly M.I.T.’s business school Mathematician Poincará with a famous conjecture Flabbergasts

____ E. King, singer and co- composer of “Stand by Me’’

River islet

Ye olde news announcers “Same here!’’

Knee part, for short

Fan group?

Like “alter ego’’ and “alma mater’’

Prayer hands, for one

“... or ____ think!’’ Part of L.G.B.T.Q. Short race, for short Your: Fr.

“When the country was fallin’ apart, Betsy Ross got it all ____ up’’ (“Maude’’ theme lyric) 32 33

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Albanian coins Something that’s often rigged

TV’s Burrell and baseball’s Cobb

Looks longingly

Band that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Minnesota’s state bird Orlando-to-Miami dir. Role for Patti LuPone and Madonna

Brand X

Flock member Spotted bean

“Well, I’ll be,’’ to a Brit Offspring of a 43-Down Taiwanese PCs

Big butte

A dime a dozen, say?

It can help you get a grip Drops (down) heavily Beautifully worded

Joe Jackson’s “____ Really Going Out With Him?’’ Van Gogh painting that once fetched a record amount at auction ($ 53.9 million) Hair-pattern protector ____ nous

Get in gear? Dubbing need

Used a stun gun on ____ pants

Take a dive, maybe Digital-imaging company that used to make film 71 73 74 75

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Apt rhyme for “baloney’’ Dating notation: Abbr. Start of a seasonal request “Fluff Yeah’’ slipper sandals, e.g. “Gotcha’’

Helical bit

Be off the mark

GPS calculation: Abbr. Exam for H. S. jrs. Original tale of robot rebellion

Boxed a bit Untethered

Biblical mount

Team spirit

Spanish term of affection between young women Spring in northern Africa Many rescues Gooseflesh-inducing, maybe

Some coin tossers Serve well? Liquor-store purchase Suspicious

Where Shiraz is located Pic to click

Corp. division Exclamations of regret Combine

Green of “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’’ Always, in verse