The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS Leading lady? Depiction on the Australian coat of arms Popular orders at beachside bars U-Haul option Comment before indulging Some theft targets Protrusions near a trunk, maybe Sticks Whizzed (by) Word sometimes substituted for “your” Killing a mockingbird is one, per Atticus Finch Prepare for court, in a way Tamagotchi, once Modern lead-in to speak Park ranger’s handout Stayed out of sight Bouquet Palindrome with an apostrophe in the middle Contents of some wells Sleeveless top, informally Approached quickly Complete set in musical comedy? Psych up

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52 53 ___ Short, pioneer in West Coast hip-hop Reroute The sun or the moon Ganja Whizzed (by) “The Virtue of Selfishness” essayist, 1964 Pal of Seinfeld and Costanza See 41-Across Way of Life? 55 56

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Helen of Troy, e.g.

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Some reference works in newsrooms

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Not very much Missing portion of a manuscript Gradually stopped, with “out”

Hair pieces Qts. and pts. Way out Onetime Food Network show featuring Creole and Cajun cuisine

Kind of jar “Go placidly ___ the noise and the haste …” (start of Max Ehrmann’s “Desiderata”) Louise of TV’s “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” Ballpark fig. It’s a bad sign Raked in the dough Messy, as a floor Tussle

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Parent company of Gerber and Lean Cuisine Dorothy of old “Road” films 13, for many Shaped, as wood Singer/ songwriter of 1980’s “Kiss Kiss Kiss” Popular salon option, informally Toxin that might contain formic acid Symbol associated with Communism Go out Houston or Washington visà-vis Manhattan Tightened (up) Threatening words Hyperfocus Buck ___, Major League Baseball’s first Black coach Gardner of “S.N.L.” General assembly? R&B singer Erykah Burnable items Burnable item