The new york times
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1 “Nah, you’re not!”
retort 8 Comedy-club
sounds
13 Port of Mexico 19 Where to hear
amateur bands? 20 Wear down
21 “It is better to be ____ than to be pitied”: Herodotus Spaceship battle?/ An iconic van Gogh Big hit
Timbre
____-nest
Some fairy-tale characters Coffee-maker insert Student-council electee, informally Booze it up, oldstyle
Grp. with cryptanalysts Sounds of saxophones
Flying invention by a classic automaker?/An iconic Klee 41 “You’re on!”
44 Why cases might go cold
N.F.L. sportscaster Andrews
48 Slangy reply when Bart’s sister asks, “What’s Covid?”/An iconic Leonardo West Coast football powerhouse, in brief
Gravy, you might say
52 Curmudgeons 53 Come next 55 Maximal ending 57 Anago or unagi 58 Dance accompanied by pahu drums
59 Blue berry 61 Popular a.m. show, familiarly
Essential qualities
Reason
Mercury gets eclipsed?/An iconic
Botticelli
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Remark from the financially or vertically challenged
“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” e.g. 73 War game
74 Put out
78 Word of advice 79 Academic must: Abbr.
Cause of some Yellowstone traffic jams
Hang loose?
Like some covers and kisses
Zip it!
Post-dinosaur period?/An iconic Magritte
What a wristwatch wraps around
Hated with a passion
No small favor Opposite of liberal doves?/An iconic Hopper
Participate in a marathon, say Notice
Notice “Unfortunately, yes”
Schumer of comedy In fashion?
“Cute” vowel sound California city whose name means “tar”
Dalmatians, e.g. Planning one’s 24-hour itinerary?/ An iconic Michelangelo, with “The”
Ill considered
U.S. swimming gold medalist Ledecky
Private meeting
Like in-flight smoking
Tell jokes until PowerPoint unfreezes, e.g.
Apt word spelled by the new letters that alter this puzzle’s seven works
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