The New York Times

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1 What you see when you look up? 7 Observe Ramadan 11 Brand name after “Oh! Oh!,” in old ads 15 Ready to retire 16 ___ mater 17 Gather 18 2015’s Obergefell v. Hodges, for one 21 Channel with a 24-hour “A Christmas Story” marathon on Christmas 22 Slackens 23 Japanese noodle type 24 Hershey toffee bar 25 Baler input 27 Leon Uris’s “___ 18” 30 ___ land 33 Row at the bottom of a spreadsheet 38 Japanese art style 40 Product of assorted tones of makeup 42 Email holder 43 Iconic chain restaurant, informally 44 Japanese drum 45 So-called “selfwringing” cleaning implement 47 More firm, as footing 48 Motionless conditions 49 Deduce, with “out” 51 Way more than a few 52 Massage 54 Who is told “don’t preach,” in a Madonna hit 56 Big get for a reporter 60 Plate umpire’s call 63 ___ lepton (elementary particle) 66 Early 2000s Fox reality show 69 Frozen drink brand 70 Sell 71 Half of quadraphonic 72 Tear to bits 73 On the ocean 74 Record label for the singers starting 18-, 40-, 45- and 66-Across

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1 Helper: Abbr. 2 Extracurricular group 3 Gym rat’s count 4 “___ the ramparts …” 5 Command to a dog 6 Emblem 7 “The following is completely true:” 8 Source of trendy health juices 9 Compress 10 Word with coal or pine 11 Two-tone apex predator 12 Castigate, with “out” 13 ___ of use 14 Emotionally honest 19 Otalgia 20 They’re held at the beginning of the season 24 Coconutty Girl Scout cookies 26 From ___ Z 27 Hurts 28 “Don’t you agree?,” in British lingo 29 Sign of balance? 31 Is in the offing 32 Pear variety 34 Reason for a hospitalization 35 Filmmaker Kurosawa 36 Compare 37 Alibi 39 Reader’s Digest offering 41 Tennis technique 46 Six-time Sugar Bowl winner, for short 50 Pleasure from inflicting pain 53 Nibbles 55 Gnocchi topper 56 Show signs of

life 57 Gospel star Winans 58 Portent 59 Column that leans to one side? 61 Square after four 62 It may come from a fountain 63 Food from a root 64 Freshly 65 Japanese noodle type 67 Director DuVernay 68 Tennis umpire’s call