New York Times Sunday Crossword
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1 1/48 of a cup: Abbr. 4 Ad Council offerings,
for short
8 Home of the Kaaba 13 Spartan
17 ‘‘The Problem With ____’’ (2017 documentary) 18 Orator’s platform 19 ‘‘Never meet your ____’’ (maxim) Less wild
Done working: Abbr. About which you might always say, ‘‘Bee prepared’’? They take the form of self-flying paper airplanes in the Harry Potter books Topping for a 25Across
Piece of cake, say Improv-class exercises
Kids
Without aim Mob
Fish whose males bear the young Evening gala Note-taking spot? Sustained period of luck, as with dice Litter critter Floor-plan unit Restless desire What Franklin famously asked for Floor-plan spec Blog-feed inits. Debtor’s letters Email holder Something lent to a friend
Set of skills, metaphorically 57 Father of Scout, in ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ Declare Best-actor winner Malek Normandy battle site Wads
Last dance? Managed an unmanageable group, figuratively Wonder Woman accessory Aware of Playroom chest Downwind 20 21 22
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They’re worn on heads with tails Store
Was first
Ka ____ (southernmost point on Hawaii) Prefix with -graph Run on
Singer Brickell Believed something without question Commercial lead-in to land Elizabeth Warren visà-vis former chief justice Earl Warren, e.g.
It’s frequently under fire
Prepare to bathe Olivia Benson’s division on TV: Abbr. Conditional word Expressively creative First of the metalloids Border
Flight recorder ____ complex
A much greater quantity Lead-in to fit or active
____ New Guinea Foreword
Org. that kicked off again in 2020 after a 19-year hiatus Studio behind ‘‘Platoon’’ and ‘‘Amadeus’’ Salary negotiator Adversary Embodiment of slipperiness Word before or after short
One of the six simple machines
State pair: Abbr. Mrs., in Mexico
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Transportation for the Doctor on ‘‘Doctor Who’’ Small suit
Tries to make the unappealing attractive Eeyore-ish sentiment Stocking stuffer Donkey Kong, e.g. Imbroglios 8 9
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Play charades Setting for a Sistine Chapel painting Results from Near ‘‘Methought I was enamour’d of an ____’’ : Titania Brand of rum Improper Best-actress winner Zellweger
Tiny fractions of joules
‘‘____ Would Be King,’’ 2018 novel by Wayétu Moore Attach, in a way Stack topper Iconic Chevy ‘‘You nailed it!’’ ____ page Spanish ‘‘now’’
Answer Below 36
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Olympic pentathlete’s need Well-being Purse part Flying Clouds and Royales
Be fully qualified ... or a hint to this puzzle’s theme Author of ‘‘The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure’’ Czech reformer Jan Coastal inlets It might get a licking Combination meant to change behavior Starter earring Play piano, informally Machu Picchu builder 60 62
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Something frequently made with the eyes shut X-ray alternative, maybe Spanish treasure Anthem starter Businesses with a portmanteau name ‘‘It Ain’t Me Babe’’ songwriter Percolate
Zip
No. in a directory Wimbledon wear, perhaps Chooses not to act Academia figure It follows the Hijri calendar Protruding bit of bedrock
Form a new mental picture of 93 94 97 99 100 101
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Got away Sharing word Canon competitor Leaves weaponless One participating in a new Summer Olympics sport in 2021
Fashion designer Mccartney Heads-up
Two to one, say Time and again Warner ____
Like the Liberty Bell in 1846, for the last time
Big name in British art Hall-of-fame catcher Campanella Print maker Tulsa-to-des Moines dir.