The New York Times Crossword
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1 Singer Bareilles who wrote and composed the music for Broadway’s “Waitress” 5 Loses one’s footing 10 Varsity letter earner, say 14 With 64- Down, shrinking body of water in Asia 15 Painter Matisse 16 Big name in running shoes 17 Diminutive Jedi master 18 It may include a backpack, boots and a water bottle 20 Slightly off 22 Gyllenhaal of “Brokeback Mountain” 23 Decompose 24 Japanese verse with 17 syllables 27 AOL alternative 29 Get a pet from the pound, e. g. 30 Word before chill orchimes 33 Busy worker in Apr. 36 Item compared in “Who Wore It Best?” 38 Tony the Frosted Flakes mascot, e. g. 39 Expensive, as a product line 41 Seven Dwarfs’ cry as off to work they go 43 Protection against kitchen splatters 44 Put on, as a play 46 Gratuity 47 Look closely ( at) 48 Wipe the board clean 50 “Let’s ___!” (“Dig in!”) 52 Supermodel and longtime “Project Runway” host 56 Place for a mud bath 58 Appearance 60 “Swell!”61 Toyota Prius and Honda Insight 65 Not fooled by 66 Fashion monthly with more than 40 international editions 67 “Well, golly!” 68 Luau instruments, forshort 69 Like the part of a swimming pool with the diving board 70 “Gotta go!” 71 One of a set of four on a London taxi
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1 Doctor’s request during a physical 2 Scent 3 Half- diameters 4 Juneau is its capital 5 “Quiet!” 6 Luau garland 7 Some office printers 8 Trojan War king 9 What things do in quicksand 10 Boozer’s binge 11 Like some FedEx or DHL service 12 “Gotta go!” 13 Go-___ ( kid’s racer) 19 Thing of beauty 21 Out of the blue 25 X- rated stuff 26 Some newspaper essays 28 Big gulp from a bottle 31 Classic soda brand 32 What prices do in bear markets 33 English fellow 34 Prop for Santa Claus or Frosty the Snowman 35 Pleasant 37 Puppeteer Lewis 38 Connects ( with) 40 Dance at a Jewish wedding 42 “Omigosh!” 45 Like many members of Gen Z, now 49 Barely make, as a living 51 Texter’s “I didn’t need to know that” 52 Actress Anne of “Wag the Dog” 53 Tall and lean 54 Speak 55 Glacier National Parksighting 56 Backyard building 57 1960s TV’s “Gomer ___, U. S. M. C” 59 Vows exchanged at the altar 62 Dem.’ s counterpart 63 Spanish king 64 See 14- Across