Edited by Will Shortz

ACROSS

Questions of

1 surprise?

Certain native of 8 the Mideast Like cranks

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Indian spice

16 mixes Duraflame

17 product Cause of a

18 decrease in the cost of gasoline Contents of

19 some wells Literally, “one

20 who is sent off” ___ Chinmoy,

22 onetime Indian spiritual leader Pass it on!

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Law school

25 subject What’s mixed

26 with bismuth, lead and cadmium to make cerrosafe A host of, in brief 27

“Stronger With 29

___ Tear,” 2009 hit album for Mary J. Blige Fail badly

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Words of

31 acceptance “Is this such a 33 good idea?” Request from a 35 host Where I-25

37 meets I-40: Abbr.

Pippi

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Longstocking feature Things on the 41 heads of some outlaws Controvert

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Dix minus un 46

Pass through 48

D.C.?

___ and ran

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L.A. jazz venue where Thelonious Monk recorded a live album, with “the” Get

Duds at an awards ceremony, maybe They’ve got to hand it to you ___-tip (beef cut) 56

Quickly and soon 57

Headliner

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“Oh, that’s

61 good!” Sunblock blocks 62 it

Manor house

63 attendant Some

64 charges for animal lovers 50 52 53 54

DOWN

Standard Disney 1 fare

River with the

2 second-largest discharge volume in the New World, after the Amazon

BBQ specialty

3

“Por ___?”

4

First sch. to win 5

100 N.C.A.A. titles

[knock on wood] 6

Baby-to-be

7

Face of the

8 internet?

Online marketing 9 giant with a primate in its logo

PUZZLE BY SAM EZERSKY Some vacation getaways Low-quality paper Likely M.V.P. candidate Bullish

13

Cry of ineptitude 14

Popular baitfish 21

Potential topic 24 to discuss in science class? Meat

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Strenuous

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Rabbit ears

32 10

11 12

“Wot’s dat over 34

___?” Hybrid

36

Thanksgiving dessert Flower in the

38 nightshade family Rounded, say

39

Quiet period

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Charge for some 42 truckers Drawing of the 43 body without its skin, from the French

One of the

44

Lesser Antilles Kind of pool

45

Go from E to F 47

Challenge for a 50

language learner Musical

51 equivalent of two whole notes What halophobia 55

is the fear of Baby

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“What’s the

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