The New York Times crossword puzzle
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1 Like some knowledge and commitments 6 Horror-struck 12 Playbills? 14 Refresher course? 15 State flower of Utah 16 Singer/ songwriter Paul 17 Reinvented self 18 “Je suis à ___” (“I’m all yours”) 19 Big name in family music 21 Political convention attendees: Abbr. 22 Theme park originally conceived as a planned community 24 Unmoving 26 Ingredient in some flour 27 Credit cards 29 Quick impression, as of a person 31 One who’s got the goods? 32 Features of some Japanese gardens 36 Divide appropriately 38 Roughly onethird of the earth’s surface 39 It might be sold by the yard 40 Displayed dislike, in a way 42 Michelle ___ West of the L.P.G.A. 43 Clothes line 45 Push 46 Play ___ (sit in with the band) 47 Drones, e.g. 49 Mine 50 Betamaxes, e.g. 51 Some stage whispers 53 Narrative device used in “Groundhog Day” 56 Frankincense and myrrh, but not gold 57 Overly slick 58 Galleon’s company 59 Mountain path 60 Letters seen all around New York City
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1 Game played on yaks in Mongolia and Pakistan 2 Coded material 3 Scintillas 4 Opportunity for an amateur, maybe 5 Apt cry of encouragement for a geologist? 6 “___, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss”: Keats 7 Mulder on “The X-Files,” e.g., informally 8 Sharp now 9 What a key provides 10 Fitting 11 Actor Gibson of the “Fast & Furious” franchise 12 Genre for Gabriel García Márquez and Haruki Murakami 13 Spanish American cowboy 14 Ingratiating sort 15 Dance components 19 Parliament : owls :: raft : ___ 20 Top present during the holiday season? 23 City formerly known as Christiania 25 Like many gift packages and old messages 28 Many a Zoroastrian 30 Parties 32 Apt cry of encouragement for a pilot? 33 Anchor’s place 34 Dehydrates 35 Editorial overruling 37 100 is a high one, informally 39 Capital of Eritrea 41 Target of a biometric scanner 44 Oil and film, for two 46 Grp. defending trans rights 48 Button often indicated by a forward arrow 50 Participants in a November parade, informally 52 Govt. org. since 1946 54 Roast figures 55 Pro bono promo