The New York Times
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1 Home made of mud and thatch 4 Mob informant 7 Knight’s title 10 “I do,” at a wedding 13 George Bernard Shaw wanted his to read “I knew if I stayed around long enough, something like this would happen” 15 Professional’s opposite 17 Motorcycle attachment 18 French ballroom dance 19 Chef Lagasse 21 Tropical tree with hot pink flowers 22 Sis’s sibling 24 Spreadsheet amount shown in parentheses 26 “The ___ shall inherit the earth” 27 Gushing review 29 Inky mess 30 Dermatological sacs 31 Result of iron deficiency 33 The “k” of kHz 35 “I’ve got this round!” … or a literal hint to this puzzle’s theme 40 Moonwalker Armstrong 41 Press agents, informally 43 Dresses in India 47 Roster 49 Nerd 50 Colored part of the eye 51 Thomas Edison’s middle name 52 Hush-hush government org. 53 Hand tool for boring holes 55 One with only younger siblings 59 Sticker that might start “Hello …” 61 Danny DeVito’s role in 1975’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 64 Minor gain in football 65 Fair way to judge something 66 “Cool!” 67 Back talk 68 U.S.’s largest union, with 3.2 million members 69 Short albums, for short
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1 “___ Just Not That Into You” 2 Longtime inits. in newswires 3 Sustain temporarily 4 5K or 10K 5 On ___ with (even with) 6 Surge of exhilaration 7 Droop 8 Muslim leaders 9 Sitarist Shankar 10 Nixes from Nixon, e.g. 11 Beginning 12 Unleashes, as havoc 14 President pro ___ 16 Designer Hilfiger 20 “Pay attention out there!” 22 Undergarment usually fastened in the back 23 Kentucky senator Paul 25 Mix, as paint 28 Classic record label 29 Pie recipe directive 30 Pie recipe directive 32 B&Bs 34 Pointing in this direction: 36 Window ledge 37 Chronic complainer 38 Country’s Reba 39 Barely makes, with “out” 42 Some Jamaican music 43 Mister, in Milan 44 Singer Grande 45 Horn-___ glasses 46 The ___ Brothers of R&B 48 Fish sometimes served smoked 51 Big name in arcade gaming 54 And others, in a bibliography 56 Copenhagener, e.g. 57 Bombeck who wrote “Housework, if you do it right, will kill you” 58 Sault ___ Marie, Mich. 60 Meas. of a country’s economic output 62 Puppy’s bite 63 “___ over” (“We’re done”)