NEW YORK TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Univ. entrance exam 4 Scores worth six pts. 7 Grates, as a lemon 12 Take the risk 15 Pricey bars 17 Spanish greeting 18 Stadium cheer 19 “Fiddler on the Roof” star 20 Light: Sp. 22 ___ Fridays 23 2018 blockbuster film based on a Marvel comic 28 “TMI!” 31 Time for a trip to Cabo San Lucas or Miami Beach 32 Oohs’ counterparts 34 III, to Jr., say 35 High-level math, informally 36 Its license plates say “Life Elevated” 37 Attraction in Bay Lake, Fla. 40 Hand, informally 42 Latin list ender 44 “___ Believer” 45 Wine ___ 46 Bring about 50 Baseball stat that’s better when it’s lower 51 Sturdier alternative to a cardboard box 53 Lair 54 ___-de-sac 55 German philosopher Georg 59 Sheep 62 Latin American pastry 65 Give ownership of 66 Long fish with a row of barbs 67 Boston airport 68 Ticklee’s syllable 69 Actress Ortiz
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1 No. at an insurance agency 2 When repeated, a toy train 3 Press (down) 4 Immune system protectors 5 Bleu ___ Causses (French cheese) 6 Command before “Shake!” 7 Shape of a lightning bolt 8 Composer Brian 9 Police dept. member 10 Follow directions 11 Laurence Olivier, notably 13 Tyro, in modern parlance 14 Argue repetitively ... with a hint to this puzzle’s theme 16 Self-satisfied smile 21 Old TV channel that aired “Moesha” 24 Church part that sounds like what you might have on your smartphone 25 Wheat or soybeans 26 “This Is Us” network 27 Cable cars 28 What fills un lac 29 What rises and falls in a lake 30 Question from a helpful person (or a helpless one) 33 Bygone leaders 38 Actor Dorsey of TV’s “Queen Sugar” 39 Line out the door? 41 Abbr. meaning “We’ll fill this slot in later” 43 Wimbledon call 46 Nonfiction film with a point of view, in brief 47 Sends after 48 Lone Star State sch. 49 Gas that’s a man’s name + E 52 “___, meeny ...” 56 Greek earth goddess 57 Biblical paradise 58 In ___ land 60 Below zero: Abbr. 61 Athenian vowel 63 Dashboard stat: Abbr. 64 Chart shape