NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
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1 Part of a fastfood combo
5 Impudent sort
9 “Jeepers!”
13 Privy to
14 N.F.L. player turned broadcast er ___ Rashad
16 Brand whose logo’s letters are covered in snow
17 Clark of the Daily Planet
18 Longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
20 Shenanigans
22 Accursed
23 Promise of payment
24 Yokohamabased automaker
27 They all lead to Rome, it’s said
28 “Don’t ___ with me!”
30 Ships out
32 Anonymous John or Jane
33 Feudal residences
35 Narrow waterway
36 What dogs often do after a few rounds of “Go fetch”
37 Indication of more to come … or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across
40 Big gala
43 Some small batteries
44 Italian tourist town near Naples
48 American ___ (beverage)
49 Worldweariness
51 Like some elephants and all tigers
52 Alan ___, folklorist who discovered legends like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger
54 Capital of Jordan
56 Emma Stone’s role in “La La Land”
57 Galas, e.g.
59 Host city of the 2008 Olympics
61 South Pacific currency
64 Eight, in Italian
65 Grandson of Adam and Eve
66 Some Olympics projectiles
67 Astute
68 Letters associated with a rainbow flag
69 Royal family title
70 Small vortex
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1 Religion founded in Punjab
2 The tiniest amount 3 Casanova
4 Prefix with matter or gravity
5 Soaks up the sun
6 Kind of monkey used in medical research 7 “Is that true about me?”
8 ___ Mahal 9 Thingamajig
10 Anthem with both English and French lyrics
11 Attached, as a patch
12 Accessory for a pilot or telemarketer
15 Performed
19 Rest on one’s ___ (take it easy)
21 Explosive compound, informally
25 Like a balanced “game,” in economics
26 Fathom or furlong
29 Teased relentlessly
31 Pop, to a tot
34 Lee who cocreated the X-men
36 Grps. that often sponsor book fairs
38 Actress Delany
39 Neighbor of a Saudi
40 Fried Mideast fare
41 Not doing things the rite way?
42 It may lead to a full-time position
45 Like some editions and partnerships
46 Lost consciousness, in a way
47 Hurting badly
49 Crossed (out)
50 “It’s me again!”
53 Star-studded group
55 High home for a hawk
58 Turf
60 “Is this some kind of twisted ___?”
62 Tupperware topper
63 Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger