The New York Times Crossword

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1 Strive for an epic effect 6 Poker or snooker 10 Plays a role 14 Savory food quality 15 “Hear, hear!” 16 Had on 17 The Devil 18 Richly adorn 19 Black gem with bands 20 Cinnamon-and-sugar cookie 23 Yang’s counterpart 24 Hurdle for a coll. senior, maybe 25 Beats by ___ (headphones brand) 26 Hurdle for a H.S. senior, maybe 29 “Saturday Night Live” segment 32 Mate for a mama 35 ___ Baba, crier of “Open sesame!” 36 Pooh’s pessimistic pal 37 Retail giant with a famous catalog, once 39 ___ Antonio, Tex. 41 Finger or toe 42 W.W. I’s Red Baron, e.g. 44 After-tax amount 46 Zilch 47 Televised activity with Ping-Pong balls 50 Very: Sp. 51 Result no longer allowed on “Jeopardy!” 52 Reggae relative 53 School lunch sandwich, for short 56 Comprehend & or what 20-, 29-and 47-Across do, finally 60 Explorer Ponce de ___ 62 Computer cable 63 Lake into which Michigan’s “thumb” juts 64 Born and ___ 65 Opera solo 66 Big name in online satire, with “The” 67 Jolts 68 Smell really bad 69 Rat Pack member ___ Davis Jr.

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1 Dress (up) 2 Neighbor of a Saudi 3 Drive home, as a runner on third base 4 Apple computer 5 Chinese tree with fan-shaped leaves 6 Collections of funny outtakes 7 In the thick of 8 Tune 9 Sign, as a check 10 Army no-show 11 Kind of wagon for pioneers 12 Attempt 13 One cause of an “R” rating 21 Humorous Bombeck 22 Deceived with a fakeout, in hockey 27 Bitter-tasting 28 Letter before iota 29 A diamond that has one is moderately expensive 30 Ross of the Supremes 31 Watching closely 32 The first one begins “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly” 33 Quintet to which “y” is often added 34 One attending a shindig 38 Writer F. ___ Fitzgerald 40 “1984” language 43 Back-and-forth changes to a Wikipedia page 45 ___ torch 48 Bring back, as a worker 49 Chips with melted cheese 53 Jewish festival usually in March 54 Ride for a Quidditch player 55 Female donkey 57 Finishes 58 Great Lake bordered by Ohio 59 “Yellowfin” fish 60 J.F.K.’s successor 61 Time in history