The New York Times Crossword Puzzle
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1 Czech, e.g. 5 Big spender, in gambling lingo 10 Indian musical pattern 14 Its state seal shows a steamboat on the Mississippi 15 “Easy, now!” 16 Suit 17 Part of a wikiHow article 18 Emergency notification 19 Plug-in Chevy model 20 “Satanic” nickname for the number 13 23 Pan’s partner 24 Howard of Hollywood 25 What a witness is sworn to tell 32 What’s answered but never asks a question, in a riddle 33 Fish with an elongated jaw 34 Got married again 36 Sticky wicket 37 Chipotle competitor 40 “Livin’ Thing” rock band, for short 41 Fret 43 Effectiveness of a law, metaphorically 44 Give up 45 W.W. I-era battleship 48 “Mourning Becomes Electra” playwright, 1931 50 Performer wearing a powder foundation known as oshiroi 53 Elbows and such 54 What Venus is sometimes mistaken for, due to its brightness 57 Birth-related 58 Part of TNT 59 Logical contradiction … or an aural hint to what are found in 20-, 25- and 45-Across 62 Fly-by-night sort? 63 Heartbeat recording: Abbr. 64 ___ Chapel (Vatican City attraction) 65 Old Hollywood’s ___ Pictures 66 Put on 67 Much-awarded actor whose name is an anagram of ENDEARS 68 Was introduced to
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1 Family nickname 2 Dealership area 3 Left speechless 4 E-cig alternative 5 Spooky specter 6 Word spelled with “double hockey sticks” 7 Taproom array 8 Ingredient in some pie crusts 9 Get via threat 10 Cash in? 11 Part of a nerve cell 12 Material for nail extensions 13 Broadway division 21 Swore 22 Swordsman of book and film 25 Pointer’s word 26 Subject for House Beautiful magazine 27 Looked rudely 28 Get dark, say 29 Lyre player of myth 30 Social media tirade 31 Kept a grip on 32 Togs for sawing logs? 35 Anonymous surname 38 Abbr. after the third co-author, perhaps 39 Down quickly 42 Habeas corpus, e.g. 44 ___ Pet 46 Pass, as time 47 Kid born in the ’70s, say 48 Made a decision 49 D.E.A. agent, slangily 51 Ethan of “First Reformed” 52 Distribute, as funds 54 ___ Major 55 Nutrition Facts listings 56 Husband of Frigg, in Norse mythology 60 Give a hand 61 Number of seasons played by baseball’s Seattle Pilots