The new york times crossword

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1 Bladderball players, historically 5 “OMG, stop!” 8 Certain city

guide 14 Leaving a participle dangling in English class, say

15 Words after a

long day 17 World capital

since 1971 18 Displays of villainous delight 19 “Yeah, yeah, I

get it”

20 Hog calls 21 Vibrating part of some instruments 22 Honda model 23 Grand ___, town in Nova Scotia that’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site 24 Sorry

26 Fixed a short

in, perhaps 28 Bed material 32 Flash of

inspiration 35 Cheery

greetings 37 Takes home 38 “Open wide” 40 Liniment, e.g. 41 Subjects of the 2019 Pulitzerwinning novel “The Overstory” 43 Not be bothered by something 45 Some Deco

pieces

47 What makes a

drink alcoholic 48 “Yipes!” 50 Word with

heat or devil 51 Launchpad for many comics, in brief

52 Rev counter 56 What U.P.S. routes tend to avoid 58 “Pronto!” 59 Break in? 61 Cat or cow, in yoga

“Ish”

God in the Marvel Universe Brews

Umami enhancer Breakout group? 62 63

64 65

66

Words after a tirade

2 “Well, well,

well!” 3 Needing P.R.

help, say 4 Saturate 5 They’re proven

to be true 6 What a star

signs

7 “Let’s do this!” 8 Christmas wreath material 9 Hagen in the American Theater Hall of Fame 10 Symbol on a

score

11 Good speller? 12 New York stadium eponym 13 Psychotherapist’s concern, in brief 16 Antlered

animals

1

DOWN

23 Anti’s

antithesis 25 Cry that might accompany a forehead slap 27 “Ready!” 29 Galactic scale? 30 Mom-and-pop shop : David :: ___ : Goliath 31 “Not ready!” 33 Time to drop the ball, in brief

34 Fried side dish 36 Certain credibility assessment 39 Got hitched? 42 Domain of the

god Triton 44 “Follow ___

Fair Sun” (Thomas Campion poem) 46 Top-ofthe-line MercedesBenz

49 Kind of diet that might include an egg fast 52 Judgmental

sounds

53 On the job 54 Prop for Willy

Wonka

55 Mr. ___

57 Like cheddar,

but not brie 58 They’re equipped for treatments 60 Limit

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