The New York Times ACROSS
1 Redding of Stax Records
5 It often surrounds high-maintenance people 10 Eponym of a famed N.Y.C. deli
14 One who’s got the goods 16 Contents of Lago Titicaca 17 56-Across, to a dairy farmer 18 South African currency 19 Singer Rita 20 Side with tandoori chicken 21 Backed up, say 22 56-Across, to a smartphone user
25 On and on and on 28 x or y, in math class
29 ___ hand 30 State bird of Arizona or South Carolina 31 Debtor’s note 34 56-Across, to a gambler 39 Battle of Britain grp.
40 Reddit Q&As
41 Plant used by ancient Greeks and Romans to treat wounds 42 BuzzFeed offering 43 Becomes more and more irksome 46 56-Across, to Occupy protesters 50 Succeeded in 51 Bad, in Bolivia 52 “Wanna ___?” 55 Apple variety 56 Small amount 59 Mishap during a shave 60 Pharmacist’s workplace in a hospital
61 They consist of reps
62 Actor Buddy of “The Beverly Hillbillies” 63 Rustic verse
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1 Nordic capital 2 Marvel movie directed by Kenneth Branagh 3 Johnny Carson’s home state 4 Lotion letters 5 Hold up
6 Order back 7 Mockery, of a sort 8 Motivational speaker Robbins 9 Genesis craft 10 Gold standards 11 Its dried stalks can be used to make didgeridoos 12 The “dial” in “Don’t touch that dial” 13 Attractive, fashionable man, in modern parlance 15 “Yeezus” rapper 21 Author of the “Fear Street” series 22 Cartoon character who says “Swiper, no swiping!”
23 Stinger
24 Jump on the ice 25 Day of the week named after 2-Down: Abbr. 26 Actress Chaplin 27 “___ said!”
30 Is, in hindsight 31 Wait for the light to change, say 32 What helium and nitrogen lack 33 Exploits 35 Olympic event featuring a table 36 Not bring up 37 Popular flip phone of the mid-2000s 38 Sworn words 42 Ones who treat people poorly?
43 Frothy beverage 44 Title woman in a hit song by Dexys Midnight Runners 45 Disdain 46 Lookalikes 47 “___ the Clown” (classic episode of “The Simpsons”) 48 Put into law 49 Make ___ of things
52 Bit of hair decoration 53 Professor ’iggins 54 Texter’s sign-off 56 Dedicated work 57 Writing tip? 58 CBS series with spinoffs