The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Bagatelle 7 It often starts in Sept. 10 Buffalo-to
Burlington dir. 13 Intoxicated, say 14 Sustainer 16 “It can wait” 17 Great Plains
tunneler 18 Boy taking
a bow 19 Teeny 21 Bridges 22 X 23 Red state? 24 QB stat: Abbr. 25 It’s a no-no 27 They rarely cover more than two feet in one day 32 Like the breeds Kerry Hill and English Leicester 34 ___ Tomé 35 Last option on some survey questions 36 San Fran team 38 One-third of a fire safety instruction 40 Party to Nafta:
Abbr. 41 What “…” may mean: Abbr. 42 Woodworker’s groove 44 Philadelphia
university 46 Roll in the hay? 48 Job for a repo man 49 First-year law course 50 Visionary 53 It can make a row 54 Alternative to the USD 55 What sailors breathe 57 ’60s antiwar grp. 60 Bouquet 63 German boy’s name meaning “wealthy” 64 One of a geographical septet 65 Do-it-yourselfer’s activity 67 One of the
Kennedys 69 Charges, as with a responsibility 70 Walk
laboriously 71 Retreats 72 Vetoes 73 Sibling duo in “Lady, Be Good!,” 1924
Down 1 I.Q. test pioneer 2 Andrea Bocelli’s 2006 platinumselling album 3 1943 Pulitzerwinning novelist for “Dragon’s Teeth” 4 Wee ’uns in
Scotland 5 “Seinfeld”
uncle 6 Astronomer
Hubble 7 Complimentary adjective for a grandpa 8 Easy ___ 9 Raises 10 Ancient Norse
work 11 10 on a table 12 Physics units 14 1970s TV series set at 165 Eaton Place 15 Subatomic
particle 20 Line on a restaurant check 23 Edgar Bergen’s dummy of old radio 24 In progress 26 Elephant’s tail? 28 Sculler’s implement 29 Gas station supply … or what can be found eight times in this puzzle? 30 Prepared to engage? 31 Classifies in one of two groups, in a way 32 End of an era? 33 Essential 37 Mythical hybrid 39 Common
allergen 43 1950 film noir starring Edmond O’Brien 45 Repeated word finishing “Everywhere a …” 47 Leveling tool 51 Best in a race 52 Vietnamese
New Year 56 Main line 58 Tune you’re unlikely to dance to 59 Fills 60 Silverstein who wrote “A Boy Named Sue” 61 1997 Nicolas
Cage film 62 Producers of many revivals, for short 63 Decides (to) 64 Be contiguous 66 That: Sp. 68 Hosp.
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