NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Toast often given with Manischewitz 7 Nobel-winning economist who wrote “Fuzzy Math” 14 Precipitate 15 Longtime Tab competitor 16 In the best- or worst-case scenario 17 Like things in “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” 18 Psychobabble, say 20 In the 29-Down, e.g.: Abbr. 21 “___ do, so he shall do”: Numbers 15:14 22 Put to work 25 Hell 29 Like players who sweep things 34 Digs in the snow? 35 Olympian in a shell 36 Pitches 38 “Luncheon on the Grass” painter 39 Like much unheeded advice 40 Pick up something common? 43 Line of tugboats? 44 Dye containing indigotin 48 Jackasses, e.g. 51 “It’s all good” 53 Actor with the line “Say hello to my little friend!” 56 Take stock of 57 Feature of a Shaw show 58 Ominous final words 59 Accessories purchased just for openers? 60 Big player in the Suez Crisis

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1 Source of very soft wool 2 Whale constellation 3 Oh-so dramatic 4 Acrobat producer 5 “___ happens …” 6 Perfect expression 7 Pet food in the form of pellets 8 “Luncheon of the Boating Party” painter 9 ___-Aztecan 10 [This is so frustrating!] 11 Storyteller who needs no words 12 ___ impasse 13 Dickens protagonist surnamed Trent 15 Horror film antagonist surnamed Thorn 19 King Arthur’s father 23 1971-97 nation name 24 Drove (on) 26 Pat material, maybe 27 Low-class, in Leeds 28 Royals manager Ned 29 Devil dog’s outfit: Abbr. 30 Org. affected by Title IX 31 It may be a sacrifice 32 Approve for office installation 33 E’en if 36 Fault, in law 37 “Father Knows Best” family name 39 Like some things you can’t handle 41 Shop shelter 42 The Furies, e.g. 44 Timber dressers 45 Nativity numbers 46 Not free 47 Shunned one 48 Be a high-tech criminal 49 Allure or Essence alternative 50 Fix, as a pointer 52 Major star of 2Down 54 Domain of 38-Across and 8-Down 55 Grp. with many operations