The New York Times Crossword
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1 Wood strip 5 Circus animal balancing a ball on its nose 9 Cook, as vegetables 14 Farmland measure 15 ___ Major (the Big Dipper) 16 Issue to discuss 17 Former CNN anchor with a true-crime series on the Investigation Discovery channel 19 Apple tablets 20 Shrimp dish 21 On the ocean 23 German article 24 Places where kids can feed goats and sheep 30 College entrance exams 32 “Approximately speaking” 33 Obsolescent TV hookup 34 Annoying 37 Round trips? 40 Classic Nintendo character named after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife 43 Like Mr. Spock’s ears 44 Failed epically 45 Hoppy quaff, in brief 46 Body part that a Manx cat lacks 48 Western lily 52 Warsaw currency 57 Neighbor of Syria: Abbr. 58 ___ (the Jet) Walker, Basketball Hall-offamer 59 Long-haired, potsmoking 1960s stereotype 61 Eyelashes 64 So simple & like 17-, 24-, 40-and 52-Across? 67 Ballpark purchase in a bun 68 Study, study, study 69 Tennis great Arthur 70 Overhang 71 Eyelid affliction 72 Warty fly-catcher
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1 Unwanted gaps 2 Thorny tree 3 School skipper 4 Captain’s post 5 “The World of ___ Wong” 6 Timeline segment 7 Wood for a baseball bat 8 Hawaiian porches 9 Larsson who wrote the “Millennium” trilogy 10 November birthstone 11 Smog-monitoring org. 12 Lend a hand 13 Ones making introductions, in brief 18 Tiktok, Instagram or Google’s Find My Device 22 Kind of alarm often activated in the morning 25 Puff from a pipe or cigarette 26 It’s hoisted on a brig in high winds 27 “Ars Amatoria” poet 28 Twice tetra29 Many takers of 30Across: Abbr. 31 Whirl or twirl 35 Sinus doc 36 Grim Reaper’s implement 38 Big retailer of outdoor gear 39 Three-ingredient sandwiches, for short 40 Law officers, in slang 41 Iranian money 42 Normandy battle site in W.W. II 43 Backup singer for Gladys Knight 47 Montezuma’s people 49 Only major Texas city on Mountain Time 50 Performer in a kimono 51 Did as directed 53 Sweet cake topper 54 Malted, e.g. 55 Spice whose name consists of two consecutive pronouns 56 Bark like a lap dog 60 Fuel from a bog 61 North-of-the-border sports org. 62 Fury 63 Young fellow 65 Good name for a museum curator? 66 “___ what?”