The New York Times

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1 Mint ___ 6 Franz who wrote “I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us”

11 Dream time, in brief 14 Everything together

15 “… the bombs bursting ___”

16 I

17 Prospect 18 Interval for a scheduled blastoff 20 10th and 11th, e.g. 22 Serves and receives, say 23 Westernmost country in continental Afr. 24 Quick haircut 26 Blizzards are produced in them, familiarly 29 Press (down) 32 Extremely 36 They intersect in Montréal

38 _ _ _ Paulo 39 Kind of planning 40 Carriers of meteorological instruments … as suggested by this puzzle’s theme? 43 Immediately following 44 Cloth that goes to waist? 45 Overindulger of the grape

46 Beginnings 47 Lawless figure with legendary fighting skills 49 Office linkup 50 Repeated things in “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” 52 Worker for a hosp., maybe 54 Gradually faster, in mus.

57 Rend 63 Wonder-ful product? 65 Locale of 1974’s Rumble in the Jungle

66 _ _ _ Honor 67 Absinthe flavorer 68 Kind of account 69 “_ _ _-hoo!” 70 Speeches that go off the rails 71 Smooth and lustrous

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1 Malarkey 2 Pioneering computer operating system 3 Word with dance or chance 4 High rollers? 5 World

6 Place for a firing 7 Stands up for dustpans, say: Abbr. 8 Inspiration for “Damn Yankees” 9 Family

10 Like a newspaper’s morgue files 11 Puts back in its original state, as a videotape 12 Barbra Streisand collection? 13 Does a landscaper’s job 19 ASDFGHJKL;’, on a keyboard 21 More or less 25 Premium movie theater seat 26 Long-running scifi show, for short 27 Contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” 28 Roebuck’s onetime business partner

30 Bang up, e.g. 31 Alternative to a street address 33 Grease up again 34 Ingredient in some medicinal teas

35 Director Welles 37 Saturated (in) 41 Where drinks may be charged to a room

42 Lisa Simpson’s grandpa 48 Wows 51 Writer Gertrude 53 Scary cry on a beach

54 Like most fireplace grates 55 Royal role for Liz 56 Enemy of Antony, in ancient Rome 58 From Eden to the land of Nod, e.g. 59 Fruit drinks 60 Product offering “round the clock protection” 61 Composer Satie 62 Trust

64 Aid in protein synthesis