Crossword

ACROSS 1 Pirates, say 6 “Like, no way!” 10 Refilling site 14 “The City of a Thousand Minarets” 15 Sound from a toy train 16 First name of an early explorer of Vinland 17 Tweak 18 Point for Poseidon 19 Bombeck who wrote “I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression” 20 ___-jongg 21 Whittles down 23 Rap 24 Something heard in court

26 Michigan, e.g.: Abbr. 27 Mysterious monster, familiarly 28 Rush-hour subway commuter, metaphorically 30 Fig. on some I.R.S. forms 31 Extra periods, for short 32 “Oh, baloney!” 34 Artful 35 Goal-scoring opportunities in soccer … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme 37 Efron of Hollywood 38 “When We Were Very Young” author, 1924 39 Snazzy dresser 40 Christmas season purchase 41 20 Questions category 45 20 Questions category 47 One of the Cyclades 48 Place for un béret 49 Free to attack 50 “Go ahead, shoot!” 52 Role for Vin Diesel in the “Fast & Furious” movies 53 Student ___ 54 Easy-to-park car 55 “Don’t make me laugh!” 57 Role for John Cho in the “Star Trek” movies 58 Troubles 59 Easiest rating for a ski slope 60 Type of short haircut 61 Picks up 62 Bunker need

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1 Rigorous training courses 2 “I’m not listening to you!” 3 Whichever 4 Hurdle for an M.A. pursuer 5 Breed 6 Athleisure, e.g. 7 Liking 8 Cannon ammo in sci-fi 9 Challenger 10 Vales 11 “Sssss” makers

12 Video game series since 1989 13 Deceptive basketball moves 22 Target for clippers 23 Burns up in film? 25 Stopgap, maybe 27 In which nothing is everything 29 “Should ___ shouldn’t …” 30 Affectionate nose-rubbing

33 Knockoff of a Greek sculpture? 34 Something to shoot for 35 University of Oregon logo 36 Default for many airport TVs 37 Daydream 39 Doesn’t land, as a joke 40 It’s chewed by the chatty 42 Ripen, maybe 43 Made good 44 Common seafood garnish 46 “Put your big boy pants on!” 47 Immature retort 50 Hill worker 51 Items carried in spoons in an outdoor race 54 Time, e.g., in brief 56 Singer/ songwriter Rita

PUZZLE BY CAITLIN REID