new york times crossword

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1 Gulf of Guinea metropolis 6 Realizes 10 Nonsense in a recording studio 14 Email option 15 First name of the “father of extreme sports” 16 1969 Alan Arkin comedy/drama 17 Comedian Nick with a self-titled Comedy Central show 18 ___ 18 (title setting of a 1961 novel) 19 Traffic problem 20 Opportune 21 Hearty har har 23 Delivery people, for short 24 Etiologist’s study 25 Measured up to 26 Encouragement often given with a snap 28 Digs 30 Influential industrial family 31 Grasslands 33 Regulus’s constellation 34 Foreign pronoun that sounds like a fish 35 Like some opportunities 38 Fab Four, early on 42 Rapper who publicly feuded with Dr. Dre 43 Queen’s domain 45 End of a kindergarten run 46 Tree-lined 48 Any I, e.g.: Abbr. 49 Game named for a synonym of “strikeout” 51 Artery-cleaning aid 52 Java Freeze maker 53 Treat for one’s dogs? 54 Santa ___ University 55 Conductor Lukas 56 ___ Ishii, Lucy Liu’s “Kill Bill” character 57 Rare Belmont winner 58 Vertigo diagnosers, briefly 59 Chinese menu possessive 60 Clues

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1 “Brother” player of old TV and film 2 Image on the back of a Canadian quarter 3 Minces 4 Assumed thing 5 Alternative to 14-Across 6 Moby Dick, to Ahab 7 Closer to base? 8 Source of sordid details 9 Leaves rolling in the aisles 10 Pound sign? 11 Disheveled TV lieutenant 12 Peaks 13 Ballet attire 21 It’s about six feet long on the Statue of Liberty 22 It contains rules for writing 24 Something the ink has dried on 27 “By ___!” 29 Music producer: Abbr. 32 Company with a long track record? 35 Cher or Madonna 36 Tour often featuring Black Sabbath 37 Ones making collars 38 “___ beard!” (cry in Harry Potter books) 39 “Me likey!” 40 Popular tech magazine 41 Some airport connections 42 Split personality? 44 Truck drivers’ competition 47 Make an annual change? 50 Cop (to) 51 French dip? 54 Edmonton Eskimos’ org.