N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
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1 Easter starter? 4 Element of an English Opening in chess 8 Hayek who portrayed Frida Kahlo 13 “___ got a feeling …” 14 George who wrote “Romola” 16 “See ya!” 17 Gathering of protesters 19 Models used in copying 20 What might have bumps on a log? 21 DVR pioneer 23 The last pope Julius 24 Makes the rounds 26 Large, flightless birds 29 Sort who’s easy to tick off 31 King at the start of “Game of Thrones” 32 Influential ties 33 Grassy expanses 36 Backing 37 Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle 40 Cry at la Copa Mundial 41 The other side 42 Forensic inits. 45 Sections of a barn 48 Tried casually, with “in” 51 Chilly 54 Fresh start, metaphorically 55 “You got it!” 56 Draped garment 58 ___ mater 59 Work as an interpreter 62 Size option at Starbucks 65 Sister ___ Prejean, author of the 1993 best seller “Dead Man Walking” 66 Makes less difficult 67 Top, for instance, but not bottom 68 Onetime Ford executive 69 Cry of accomplishment 70 It’s stored in a vein
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1 Nada 2 Good thing to give someone while standing 3 Comebacks 4 Chicken king? 5 Chicken ___ king 6 What leftover salad greens do in the refrigerator 7 “I swear!” 8 Took the bench, say 9 Lime chaser? 10 Capped 11 More petulant, in a way 12 World Cup datum 15 “I really appreciate it!,” in textspeak 18 For one 22 For us 24 X 25 Pinch in the kitchen 27 Idle 28 Slightly 30 Camper’s protection 34 Camper’s detritus 35 Molt 37 Lazily lie 38 “It was ___ dream” 39 Big Sur runner beginning in 2020 40 Euphemism for a lesbian couple 42 Hybrid beverage in a Bloody Caesar cocktail 43 One in 100 44 Points to, in a way 45 Cutter with a curve 46 Saw the sights 47 You might check their crossings: Abbr. 49 Good name for a firefighter? 50 Something dingy? 52 Piece of an overhanging roof 53 Stomachdropping feeling 57 “___ doing ...” 60 Former name signifier 61 Show with “featured players,” in brief 63 X 64 Body part affected by heterochromia