The New York Times Crossword

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1 1968 hit with the line “I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag” 16 Theodore Dreiser travelogue 17 “Don’t worry” 18 Sounds of confusion 19 Sounds of shock? 20 Has a part of? 21 What a buzzkill kills 22 Means of maritime defense 23 Virginia willow’s genus 26 Sch. near Gulfport 28 Conjurer, old-style 32 Alternatives to lemon ices 37 Went from being picked on

to picking on, say 38 Announcement start 39 Like racehorses 40 Classic Ford 41 Passing side? 42 Bon ___ 44 Kind of provider, for short 46 Words said before

qualifying? 50 Cabinet dept. 52 ___ Poke 55 Seriatim 58 Makes early progress 59 Question on public

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1 Dick’s running mate 2 Slip accompanier 3 Some slip-ons 4 Bluegrass genus 5 Trooper, e.g. 6 It comes before Iyar 7 “Go anywhere, do anything”

sloganeer 8 Lab sounds? 9 Actor John of “American Pie”

films 10 A hafiz knows it by heart 11 P.R. person 12 Swinging rhythm 13 Some prosecutors, for short 14 Wear over a petticoat 15 Service lines? 21 Spread out … or struck out 22 Hang over one’s head 23 Drops in the bucket 24 What a saw often has 25 Give ___ (mind) 26 Raise, in a way 27 [wolf whistle] 28 Ally in a partnership 29 Take the edge off 30 V composition, perhaps 31 Indicators of possessiveness 33 45-Down, for one: Abbr. 34 It’s observed as far west as

Ind. in the summer 35 500 letters 36 Proverb follower? 42 Off-duty wear 43 Stephen King’s “Uncle

___ Truck” 44 “Spider-Man” actress 45 Hero of the Mexican-American War 46 Meditative sort 47 Chemical endings 48 Granite paving block 49 More than dis 50 Lakeside tribe 51 Olympic swimmer Torres 52 Common English lit subj. 53 Start of treason? 54 Opera conductor Daniel 56 Bad marks 57 Alternative to “?” in some

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