The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 The Congressional Black Caucus, for one

5 “Do not delay!” 9 Onetime rival

of Activision 14 Actor Damon

or Bomer 15 One reaching across the aisle, perhaps 16 Fruit with a

rind 17 Faultless, biblically [Spanish] 19 Backs out

unexpectedly 20 Bane

21 Boot camp

participant 23 Setting for part of “Frankenstein” 24 Substitute on

TV [Czech] 25 Competitor with variable skills? 29 Roman god 30 Filming locale for “the beach” in “Lost” 31 Threepio’s

companion 34 Pick for a

pendant 37 With 40-Across, what’s fatefully

“cast” in a quote attributed to Julius Caesar [German] 38 Bakery container [Spanish] 40 See 37-Across 42 Single

numbers? 44 Adherent of a philosophy of wisdom, justice, courage and moderation 45 “Doin’ the Pigeon” dancer on “Sesame Street” 46 Attribute aptly hidden in “We’re gods!” 48 Signs of good health in puppies 50 Outspoken agitator [Dutch] 55 Phone-y

document? 56 “Aww”inducing 57 Baked Scottish

snack

61 The Ingalls family’s little house on the prairie, e.g. 62 Like the second word in 17-, 24-, 37-/40, 38- and 50-Across visà-vis the first word

Believe

Give the boot Indian food cooked on a tawa

Record

numbers? Comic Chris of

“S.N.L.”

Blotch 64 65 66

67 68 69

DOWN

1 M3, X3 and 3 Series, for

three

2 Like some

church matters 3 Palindromic

guy

4 Title monster in an H. P.

Lovecraft story 5 Frida Kahlo

works 6 Member of the

fam

7 Final bid? 8 Pasta named

for quills 9 Drive

10 Cafe analogue 11 Bushnominated Supreme Court justice 12 Romeo and

Juliet, e.g. 13 Map detail 15 Constant

irritant

18 Not written

down, say 22 Tab for a trip 24 Allude to

25 Bon ___

David Tuffs

26 Some sighs 27 One of the Huxtable kids on 1980s-’90s TV

28 Preceder of cuatro … or chic

32 Irish actor

Chris

33 Classic TV kid whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet 35 Refreshment

suffixes 36 Pre-euro

money 38 Targets for

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

39 “Get right on

it!” 41 Hypothetical entities, for short 43 Rude

looks

45 6+6

47 High ball? 49 Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr.

50 Not just

beliefs 51 Home to Shoshone Falls

52 Bat boy? 53 Make adjustments to 54 Audacity 57 Not streamed, say

58 On 59 Low-carb kind of diet 60 Replace “i.e.” with “e.g.,” e.g. 63 Backing

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