New york times crossword

Puzzle by: Sarah Keller ACROSS 1 ___ Mesa, Calif. 6 Legs on an insect or strings on a guitar 11 Decryption org. 14 Square dance group, e.g. 15 ___ curiae (friends of the court) 16 Done, to Donne 17 Author Zora ___ Hurston 18 Sells in the stands 19 Insult, slangily 20 Norwegian import in the dairy

case 23 Windsor’s locale: Abbr. 24 Bit of ink, for short 25 “Aw, hell!” 26 Some book jacket blurbs 28 Links 33 Not so risky 35 Youngest 600-homer man, infor

mally 36 You can hardly believe it 41 Oscar winner Jannings 42 Inappropriate for the easily offended, say 45 Bit of equipment for an outdoor kids’ game 51 Help (out) 52 Electronically scored duel 53 Western treaty grp. 55 ___-Blo fuse 56 What 20-, 28-, 36- and 45-Across are 62 Cranberry locale 63 Carlos Danger, e.g. 64 Lavatory sign 65 ___ Taylor (clothier) 66 Beatnik’s percussion 67 Ring-tailed primate 68 ___ judicata 69 “S.N.L.” bit 70 Northern Scandinavians

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1 Scams 2 Where Polynesia is 3 Go from square one 4 Blow the whistle, so to speak 5 “This is only ___” 6 Can’t help but 7 E.M.T. part: Abbr. 8 Ped ___ 9 Aussie rockers with a knickersclad lead guitarist 10 Potluck choice 11 Spouse’s refusal 12 Earth movers? 13 Literary sleuth ___ Lupin 21 Do a supermarket task 22 Ending of many an e-mail

address 27 French seasoning 29 Grammy-winning Eric Clapton

tune 30 ___ diavolo 31 Potter or Klink: Abbr. 32 Valhalla ruler 34 Cambodian currency 37 Marseilles Mrs. 38 Bro, for one 39 Flapper’s do 40 Struggling at the plate,

say 43 Amasses, as debt 44 Sales pros 45 Party room fixture 46 “The Internet in your pocket”

sloganeer, once 47 Fakes 48 Sedge locale 49 Many 50 “Well, ___-di-dah” 54 Participant in 1-Down 57 Chews the rag 58 Zero-star fare 59 Rotgut buyer, perhaps 60 To whom Brabantio says “Thou art a villain” 61 Fit for drafting