The new york times crossword

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1 French for “without”

Like Superman’s chin, famously 10 When Romeo meets Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”

14 Give off, as

light

15 Less formal

“Salutations!” 16 Lamented 17 Equipment in

tug of war 18 Common theater name that comes from Greek 19 Some Wharton

degs. 20 Spanish painter of “The Third of May 1808” 23 Small brawl 24 “Drat,” but

stronger 25 1965 civil rights march locale

29 ___ spray (allergy relief option)

33 Press “+” on a

calculator 36 Mexican muralist twice married to Frida Kahlo 39 Item on

a stage

41 Gawk (at) 42 Give a hard tug 43 Chilean American actor of “The Mandalorian” and “Narcos” 46 “Little piggy” 47 Faint with

passion 48 Western Pacific

island nation 50 Athletic brand with a cougar in its logo 53 Acquire, as

debt

57 Puerto Rican singer with more than 50 albums, including “Feliz Navidad” 61 Trident-shaped

Greek letters 5 63 Former latenight host Kilborn or Ferguson 64 Snap, Crackle and Pop, for one

65 Prima donna

type

66 Pink cocktail … or a fashion mag 67 Elementary

building block 68 Figure skating

jump

69 Fall bloom 70 After 1-Across, what the first names at 20-, 36-, 43- and 57-Across all are?

DOWN

Feudal laborers Love, Italianstyle

Bite playfully, as a puppy might

Surgical tubes “Parasite” costar ___ Wooshik

Many modern Christmas bulbs, in brief 7 Monthly util.

bill

8 Event lasting 40 days and nights in the Bible

9 Pacific nation whose name becomes a dance if its vowels are switched 10 Annual football game between rival military academies 11 Actor Gooding

Jr.

12 Spill the ___

(gossip) 13 Picks out of a

lineup, say 21 Like Yale since

1969

22 Prefix that means “everything” 26 Concern for a speech therapist

1 2

3

4 5

6

By Joe Rodini

27 Lead-in to

physics 28 Audibly

shocked 30 Airplane ticket info

31 River that divides Florence 32 Summer camp

setting 33 Snapchat and Instagram, for two 34 Sketched 35 Extinct bird that wasn’t really “dumb” 37 Killer whale 38 Genuine 40 Question that might have a ring to it? 44 Burden 45 Relating to the congregation 49 Hall-of-Fame

QB Johnny 51 Hajj

destination 52 Some natural

hairstyles 54 Magna ___ 55 The “U” of the

E.U.

56 Hotel

bookings 57 “Jumpin’ ___” (Cab Calloway dance classic) 58 Sunrise

direction 59 Classic margarita flavor 60 Frankenstein’s

assistant 61 Smooching on the street, e.g., for short 62 Number of legs on an insect

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