The new york times crossword

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Cheeky talk Yearbook superlative Sick of, with “with”

Luau performance Trade show Chicken ___ (Filipino dish) TheHorOin H2O Stereotypical techie or Trekkie

Many Michelangelos *Gyrating performers at a nightclub Valuable rock deposit Museum pieces

Ready for dental work, say

___ pal

(female friend)

*2019 Taika Waititi film about a boy with an animal nickname Film’s story line

Captain in multiple Jules Verne novels Funny Silverman

God, in Islam Tolkien tree creatures

Calif. school that’s home to the Aztecs *Walk the Dog and Around the World, e.g. Observe

___ chicken (spicy Jamaican fare) “… sorta” Smallest prime number

*Hit 1925 musical that inspired the sequel “Yes, Yes, Yvette” 61 63 64 65 66 67

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Washing machine cycle “Finished” on a walkie-talkie “___ and the Real Girl” (2007 Ryan Gosling film) Lacking skill “It’s a ___!” Summer coolers Flat-topped hills

“Frozen” character who says “You can’t marry a man you just met” Affectionate sign-off … or a pattern hinting at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues

DOWN

Layered haircut

Kind of insurance Tedious trudge

Apia’s country Measure of explosive force that sounds like a weight Plow-pulling animals Blueprint detail

Joint hit Foreign films translated and captioned by enthusiasts School email address ender *Extinct creatures of Mauritius

Lyft competitor Something a model strikes Nickname for N.B.A. great Erving

Genetic messenger 26 27 28 29 31 32

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Degrees held by many C.E.O.s

A 3.0 one isaB

Any member of NATO, to another *Olympian who competed as both a hurdler (2008 and 2012) and a bobsledder (2014)

Boo loudly Upscale hotel chain

Campus military org. Zap with a stun gun

Actor Diggs Shade of color Stinging wasps 43 46

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Vail or Aspen Certain boxing win, for short Nine-digit ID Corkscrew shape

Quick haircut Rhyming partner of “dine”

Lymph ___ Presidential office shape They might be cut down after basketball victories Hand-held TexMex food Fierce, shortarmed dino “Put a tiger in your tank” gas brand Pampering place

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