The new york times crossword

Whom Abraham nearly sacrificed 6 Softball stat 9 Concrete

example? 13 Sykes of “The

Upshaws” 14 Something to toss but not throw away 15 Org. in 2016’s “Hidden Figures” 16 What smoke coming out of the ears may signal in a cartoon 17 Investments that can’t be recovered 19 Pedometer

unit 20 [Correct!] 21 Cheri once of

“S.N.L.” 22 Back-exposing

top

24 Show, briefly 26 First exit: Milk containers • Second exit: Rebounded, in billiards • Third exit: Wheeled (away)

27 Tuna that’s

often seared 28 “Later!” 30 Creative, in a

way

32 Dapper ___, iconic hip-hop couturier 33 Stick with a

soft tip 34 -speak 35 Dinosaur bone

preserver 37 John ___ 39 June gift

recipient 42 Blight victim 45 Some history

listings 48 Thousandth of

a gig

50 One going to

court

52 The Powerpuff

girls, e.g. 1

ACROSS

53 Dude

54 First exit: Salad bar bowlful

• Second exit: French watchmaker

• Third exit: Thanksgiving role

55 Ticket

specification 57 English king called “the Great” 59 Maker of the 2600 game console 61 Hard-boiled

film genre 63 Bun

64 Skip a round 66 Funny

O’Donnell 67 Pretzel feature 68 Has a role 69 Big sportswear

brand 70 Knights, e.g. 71 French

beverage 72 Chinwags

Cry after getting fooled 2 Top of the holiday season? 3 Name derived from the

Greek for “messenger” 4 Very capable 5 First exit:

Floor covers • Second exit: Addition signs? • Third exit: Checking the IDs of 6 Indirect path taken 12 times in this puzzle 7 ___-watch 8 Sign 9 Obnoxious sort 10 Cutting beams 11 One way to be

led

12 Universal ___

income 14 Forensic inits. 18 Molson’s

partner in beer

1

DOWN

David Steinberg

20 No-win

situation 23 “We come in peace” speakers, in brief 25 Follower of Fannie, Ginnie or Sallie 29 Little bit 31 California congressman ___ Lieu 36 Crank (up) 38 Go wrong 40 Those who consume it become immortal, per myth 41 Broken-down 43 Admit

44 Noisy scan, for

short

46 One avoiding eye contact, maybe 47 Note that sounds like a music genre 49 Unholy 50 Course in which you might learn “cave canem” 51 Delivery

specialist? 54 Winery

supply 56 Methuselah’s

old man 58 First class,

informally? 60 Goes bad 62 “___ time” 65 “Let’s ___!” 66 First exit: Writer Lewis

• Second exit: Santana of Santana

• Third exit: Dead meat

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