The New York Times Crossword
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Thwack 1 Bow ties, e.g. 5 Dollar alternative 10 Like chocolate 14 mousse Puckish 15 Lunar plain 16 Circadian rhythm 17 regulator Heaps 19 Tech executive, 20 for short Labor leader 21 Dolores Huerta or astronaut Ellen Ochoa Representative 23 Bowman, the first male member of “The Squad” H.S. course 26 that might have a unit on the Harlem Renaissance Singer Tori 28 Mendelssohn 29 work in E flat major, and others Make definite, 31 informally Mojito ingredient 32 Rejections 33 Scepter topper 34 Does dirty 36 Word before oil 38 or water Use a 56-Across 42 “Sure, sure” 43 Delicate textile 45 Presidential 46 nickname Ticks off 48 Open ___ 50 Performance 51 artist portraying male characters Agree 53 Hawaii is famous 55 for them Boat propeller 56 Pulitzer-winning 57 novelist Jennifer One of a pair 58 at the dinner table … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme Like texting 65 during a conversation, to some Ancient Greek 66 marketplace Refer to 67 Symbol of Russia 68 “Copy that” 69 Checkup, e.g. 70
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Hindu honorific 1 Success 2 One may be 3 tough to follow Historic Bay Area 4 neighborhood with a 600-square-foot rainbow flag Australia, once 5 Every last one 6 West Coast air 7 hub, for short First X or O 8 Tarsal adornment 9 Violin family 10 name Papal collection 11 overseen by a bibliothecarius 1996 hit for 12 Alanis Morissette House mate? 13 Narrow inlet 18 Basis of some 22 insurance fraud Place to hang a 23 mezuzah Bestie in 24 Bordeaux Largest Frenchspeaking 25 city in North America Consumed 26 German 27 physician who coined the term “animal magnetism” Vouch (for), in a 30 way Something that’s 35 impossible to run by yourself Still up, say 37 “A pity, really” 39 Peak 40 Word often 41 confused with “fewer” Plead 44 Too, for one 46 Shoe with 47 decorative perforations Leaf producer 49 Hopeless case 52 Contented sigh 54 Earlier 59 Park place? 60 L’ora della siesta, 61 maybe “Parentapproved” 62 cereal GPS 63 approximation “Stand” band, 64 1989