The New York Times

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1 Extra-special delivery? 9 Rocker whose best-selling album was the punnily titled “Sheik Yerbouti” 14 Hit reality show starting in 2011 15 Formed ranks 16 “If I’m being honest,” in modern slang 17 Position 18 Singer/songwriter on Canada’s Walk of Fame 19 Feed for news headquarters 21 W.W. I horror 23 Bazaar parts 26 Least bit, in a phrase 27 “Sounds like a plan!” 30 “The ___ and the Fox” (Aesop fable) 31 Something a mantis has only one of, surprisingly 34 “Ah, makes sense” 36 One of two Harrison compositions on the Beatles’ “Let It Be” 38 Not natural 39 Drumming sound 40 Goal for aspiring comedians, for short 41 When the P.G.A. Championship is held annually: Abbr. 42 Hard-to-solve problem 43 “Skedaddle!” 45 Uncommon blood classification 47 Informal question to someone who’s late 51 Spanish football powerhouse 53 Magic charm 57 Group of PC gurus 58 Onetime RCA rival 60 “In actuality …” 61 Absolutely clobbered 62 One of the Kennedys 63 Redeemed

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1 De ___ manera (elsewise: Sp.) 2 TV host Julie 3 Material for outdoor furniture 4 Tanning salon fixture 5 Bad thing to go to 6 They’re beyond belief 7 Brilliance 8 William Shatner sci-fi novel 9 Astronaut’s experience 10 One way to Rome 11 Courteous host’s request 12 Notification sound 13 Penny, maybe 15 Enticing pics of things to eat 20 Some West African money 22 Start of a fitness motto 23 Duck 24 Rambo, for one 25 Up-and-comer 28 Do some course prep? 29 Papyrus, e.g. 32 Goes from Tokyo to Kyoto, say 33 Fixed, as a bow 35 TV M.D. 37 Certain high school whiz kid 44 Locale for touchdowns 46 Taqueria offering 48 Modern torrent 49 Wild West show prop 50 Nips 51 Replete 52 French government 54 He wrote “The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses” 55 Bon ___ 56 Creatures captured in Hercules’ 10th labor 59 Informal turndown