THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 One with a famous opening act? 8 Invite out for 13 They get the scoop at work 16 Run 17 Trying to win a radio contest, say 18 Figure in a doctor’s office 19 Light breakfast 20 Liberal opening? 22 Notes come out of them 23 Old game co. that made D& D 24 Tree with catkins 26 Temporary retirements? 27 Intrepidity 29 “The Sorrows of Young Werther” author 31 Runs out of energy 33 Fix up 35 “Holy cow!” 36 Frustratingly difficult 39 Suffix with Caesar 40 Excrete 41 Swing wildly 42 11- Down, usually 44 Argument 46 Part of the intro to a piece of “Champagne Music” 47 Area in front of a basketball net, informally 49 ___- bear 52 Allocation of some pork spending? 53 A. L. East squad, on scoreboards 54 Quickly mount 57 Bit of funny business 59 Fools around 61 Advertiser with a computergenerated mascot 62 Game that gave rise to the expression “ace in the hole” 63 Thomas Cromwell’s earldom 64 Positive or negative

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1 Fred has one in “Scooby- Doo” cartoons 2 Assistance for short people? 3 Thumb twiddler 4 Roll in a field 5 Do ___ ( celebrate, sort of) 6 Player losing to the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI or XXIII 7 Intl. soccer powerhouse 8 Original airer of “The Jetsons” 9 ___ Crosley, author of the 2008 best seller “I Was Told There’d Be Cake” 10 Held back 11 Item in a trophy case 12 Cross- country trips, perhaps 14 Soul mate 15 N. F. L. All- Pro player Chris 21 What a fugue may be written for 25 “Passage to Marseille” actor, 1944 27 Valve opening? 28 Some flakes 30 Specialty doc 31 Connection indicators 32 “You’re telling me!” 34 Discover, as a solution 36 21, often 37 2011 revolution locale 38 Item in a tent, maybe 43 “Ooh- la- la!” 45 “Better than nothing” 48 Informal approvals 49 Shoot up 50 “Breezing Up ( A Fair Wind)” artist, 1876 51 When to celebrate el Día de los Reyes 55 “Outside the Lines” airer 56 Comprehensive 58 Boat navigator, informally 60 “___ Yu” ( collection also known as “The Analects of Confucius”)