THE NEW YORK TIMES

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1 Wound on a dueler 5 Tarnish 8 Dwells (on) 13 Victor who wrote “Les Misérables” 14 “Here, boy!” 15 Benefit 16 Tennis score just before winning a game 17 “This round’s ___” 18 Like many a smoker’s voice 19 “The race has just begun, and it looks like the car from Warsaw will ___!” 22 Religious recluse 23 Basic readings for a hospital patient 26 Lungful 27 Hook’s henchman 29 In good health 30 “Listen! You can hear the thundering roar as the car from Moscow goes ___!” 34 Letters on a wanted poster 35 Supermarket IDs 36 Something kept in reserve? 37 Worry 38 Negative conjunction 39 “We’re getting close to the end as the car from Helsinki leads the way to the ___!” 43 Animal whose name sounds like a Greek letter 44 Andy’s partner in old comedy 45 Luau accessory 46 Wife in Oaxaca 48 Kind of fishing or diving 52 “Wow! The car from Prague ekes out the victory by a nose and takes the ___!” 55 World Golf Hall-ofFamer Lorena 57 “On the double!” 58 It “keeps the cold out better than a cloak,” per Longfellow 59 Nuisances 60 Bonkers 61 Eclipse, to some 62 Message to one’s followers 63 Hearty laugh 64 Online comment

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1 Diamond, e.g. 2 Old royal house 3 Limber 4 Factor in diagnosing osteoporosis 5 Hustler’s game 6 Cartridge contents 7 Shallow water obstacle 8 Tubman of the Underground Railroad 9 Sailor’s “Stop!” 10 Person with dreads 11 Circle on a cube 12 Foxy 14 Sandinista’s foe 20 Rare grandfather clock numeral 21 Currier’s partner in lithography 24 Compare 25 Word in many university names 27 “Wheel of Fortune” turns 28 Timbuktu’s land 30 Steps up? 31 Barely ahead 32 Ponytail holder 33 Off-limits activity 37 Switch positions 39 Where China is 40 Desktop computer that runs Safari 41 Like many a new parent 42 Obey 47 Absorber of UV rays 48 Quaffed 49 Instant replay effect 50 Sites for Christmas lights 51 James Bond, e.g. 53 Imprecise, as a memory 54 Son of Rebekah 55 Make a decision 56 Crow’s cry