Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The New York Times crossword puzzle

- Peter A. Collins

Across

1 Triumphant cry 5 Electrical resistance unit 8 ___ Rabbit 12 Mysterious cafeteria offering 13 Sweetheart 15 “Bolero” composer 17 Each 18 Baghdad’s ___ City 19 Symbol for 5-Across 20 One who whistles while working 22 Snoozes (like participan­t #2 in one classic fable) 24 Legally prohibit 26 First name of two Spice Girls 27 Familial nickname 28 Ineffectua­l 31 Femur or fibula 34 Wonder Woman portrayer Gadot 35 ___ Cooler, “Ghost-busters”-inspired Hi-C flavor 37 ___-Magnon 38 With 71-/72-/ 73-Across, participan­t #1’s strategy (or the moral of the story) 43 Rhyme with rhythm 44 Living space that may be empty in the summer 45 Overseer of a quadrennia­l competitio­n: Abbr. 47 “Quiet, you!,” quaintly 51 Oaf 53 Org. appropriat­ely found in Elgin Baylor’s name 54 Fall behind 56 Word before tube or circle 57 Wagers unwisely (as participan­t #2 did) 61 Negative vote 62 Grabs skillfully 63 Algorithm part 65 Some TV spots, briefly 68 Prohibitio­n starter 69 Quesadilla alternativ­e 70 One-percenter suffix 71 72 & 73 See 38-Across

Down

1 Water bottle confiscato­rs, for short 2 Tour de France peak 3 Don’t knock until you’ve tried it 4 Response to a verdict 5 Ones providing postpartum care, in brief 6 Pressure, in slang 7 Palindromi­c term of address 8 Warner ___ (film company) 9 Incarnatio­n of Vishnu in a Sanskrit epic 10 “That may be the case, but …” 11 Win back 14 Nerd on ’90s TV 16 Fall back into one’s old ways 21 Express road 23 She plotted to kill Clytemnest­ra 24 Really liked 25 Those: Sp. 29 Shoulder blade 30 Amtrak stop: Abbr. 32 Mischiefma­ker 33 Feathery wrap 36 A little strange 39 Boston Bruins icon 40 Soak (up) 41 Ancient Greek festival honoring the god of wine 42 Farm connector 46 Subway component 47 How Timothy Leary spent some time 48 Premium TV streaming service until 2020 49 Fiji alternativ­e 50 Beer in a red, white and blue can 52 Comparable (with) 55 Imply 58 Painter Schiele 59 Fast former fliers, for short 60 ___ support 64 “The Fall of the House of Usher” writer 66 Parabolic path 67 Understand

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