The New York Times

No. 0707

ACROSS

1 Opening in a magic act 5 Some nasty repartee 10 Does a hit on 14 Bread: Ger. 15 Accustom

16 ___ of mandamus 17 1967 James Bond film

20 Yawn, for wanting guests to leave 21 Locale for a talking snake

22 Pro who calls the shots? 23 Ready to retire, say 24 Sister of Thalia and Urania 26 Bankruptcy cause 29 Takes to task 32 Apt word hidden in “Cleopatra’s prop” 35 Kentucky ___ (sister race of the Kentucky Derby) 37 Fly-fisher’s catch 38 Randomized clinical trial 42 Surgical tool with an acronymic name

43 Langston Hughes poem 44 Census datum 45 Hosts

47 Ferret look-alike 50 Something politicians and professors do 52 Weak, as an excuse 56 Chicago trains 58 “Do the ___” 60 Comprehension 61 One who’s maybe too virtuous 64 Stick 65 Occupied 66 Northern terminus of I-79 67 Crocheter’s purchase 68 Does a prewash task 69 Rackets

DOWN

1 Hell, to Dante 2 Oven option 3 It might make you blush

4 Made amends (for) 5 Actor Thornton 6 Lead-in to how or hoo

7 Straight line 8 Ring bearer 9 Cuts off 10 Fly-by-night? 11 Not serious 12 Quitting time, for many

13 Put back in 18 Part of the body covered by a mullet 19 Passes

25 ___ reform (political issue) 27 Anklebones 28 Some amateur theater productions

30 “Yo, ___!” 31 River on which Greek deities swore their oaths 32 Meeting all the job requirements 33 Event for poets 34 Peruvian cocktail 36 Impertinent one 39 Not once, in poems 40 Very handsome, as a beau 41 Stupid, incompetent ones 46 Balance

48 “The Sound of Music” backdrop 49 Gave 10% 51 Prefix with centric 53 Many a Cook Islander 54 Tangle 55 Hoped-for responses to proposals 56 Like most French toast and challah 57 “Damn Yankees” vixen

59 11 or 12, say, but not 13 62 Retreat 63 Around figure?: Abbr.

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