Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Man’s name that means “king” 4 Taxpayers’ IDs 8 Verbal digs 13 Palindromic farm animal 14 St. Patrick, for the Irish 15 Is a firststringer 17 *Monthly charge for a London apartment? 19 Garb 20 Targets 22 Follower of the first intermission 23 Mineral in bath powder 26 *French fries on a London card table? 28 Mushroom used in sukiyaki 30 Arrives on time for 31 90° from ENE 32 Like a doctor’s penmanship, stereotypically 36 Sign of spring 39 First X, say 40 *Catalog from a London raincoat designer? 42 Spot in la mer 43 Herd unit 45 Learjet competitor 46 Cardinal ___ 47 What like-pole magnets do 49 Johnny Appleseed, e.g. 51 *Part of a London police officer’s uniform? 56 Furtive “Hey, you!” 57 Home of the Ewoks 58 Perfectly 60 Add, per a recipe 62 *Conveyance in a multilevel London store? 66 Place for a sword 67 Dagwood’s bratty neighbor 68 Message on an offstage card 69 Lucy’s sitcom pal 70 Beat people? 71 What curtains may signify
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1 TKO caller 2 Harry Potter’s Hedwig, e.g. 3 Roll-call call 4 Familiar voice since 2011 5 Rascal 6 “I beg to differ” 7 Weaselly sort 8 Characterbuilding youth org. 9 What follows a cry of “Char-rrge!” 10 Mechanism in a unidirectional wrench 11 Words found in the answers to this puzzle’s starred clues 12 Remove with a sandblaster, say 16 Dos y cuatro 18 Bulletin board item 21 Conductors set them 23 Final frame in bowling 24 Lennox of Eurythmics 25 Atkins plan, e.g. 27 Synthetic alternative to silk 29 Suffix with sex 33 Gets ready to play basketball, say, with “up” 34 Cat once prized for its fur 35 Airer of Ken Burns documentaries 37 Many a rapper’s name 38 George who played Norm on “Cheers” 41 Ike’s home state: Abbr. 44 ___ Harry, vocalist for the band Blondie 48 Fool’s gold 50 German automaker 51 First lady after Eleanor 52 Words before double or take 53 Sine’s reciprocal, briefly 54 Frida who was portrayed in film by Salma Hayek 55 Crush, in a way, with “on” 59 Some narrative writing 61 Org. with the Original Six teams 63 What 61-Down teams play on 64 Amusement 65 Sen. Cruz