The New York Times Crossword
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1 Iams competitor 5 Pretend
12 Song sung by Garth Brooks on Jay Leno’s last “Tonight Show” Podcast host Maron
Fred Flintstone’s boss Weathers, as a hurricane “That’s me you’re looking for” Compliment to a lawmaker? Lesley who played Mrs. Patmore on “Downton Abbey” ____ the sly (be secretive about) Drug used to combat A.D.H.D. Short writing assignment, informally Really like Really like Compliment to a composer? ____ voce Deep, deep hole Crème de ____ Lucky strike? Toe, to a tot John, Paul or George, but not Ringo Alternative to class
Lake vessel Water cooler? Cornbread variety named for where it’s baked Film role for the dog Skippy Meditative discipline Compliment to a lecturer? Compliment to a taxonomist? Compliment to a champion speller? Smallville 2002 Literature Nobelist Kertész 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 30
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1 Key of Mozart’s “Odense” Symphony Thin layer ____ to sell Color-changing creatures “Yo te ____” (Spanish 101 phrase) 2 3 4
5 Snack with a rock climber on its wrapper Head of communications? Gettysburg general
Like many holiday candles
Gal of “Wonder Woman” Banned game projectiles [not my mistake] “Why, you little ...” Word with prayer or paddle Claim in e-cigarette ads Compliment to a charity organizer? Dorm V.I.P.s Major exporter of uranium Hand-to-hand combat weapon Long lines? Athlete honored on Richmond’s Monument Avenue Drained of color Compliment to a vegetable gardener? What the “s” stands for in “scuba” Enhanced medium for talk radio
Draw upon “____ Enchanted” (2004 film) Result of a computer crash Got back at Difficult situation 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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57 58 How boors behave Some inclement weather, in broadcast shorthand “Oh, by the way ...” GPS system, e.g. Suffix with señor Bog Weapon resembling the letter psi Posterior
Beat after a buzzer beater Rubbish Alternative to Parmesan Chuck ____, fourtime Super Bowlwinning coach Pick out Uranians and Neptunians Lack the courage to, for short Musical set in St.Tropez, familiarly Actress Hoffmann of “Transparent” Half: Prefix What dark clouds might represent Small bone, as in the ear
Quai D’Orsay setting Prepared to shoot Beings on TV’s “Doctor Who” West Coast beer brand, informally Modern payment option Musical medley Wits
Not hold back, to a poker player Ottoman title Twice tetraMore sharply dressed Container for amontillado Easternmost of the Lesser Antilles Kitchen device Meriting only half a star, say 60 61 62 63
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105 106 French city where D’Artagnan lived in “The Three Musketeers” MSN, for one BonanLP Site for an A.C.L. tear
Took off Words said before bed?
Peace Nobelist Yousafzai
ID card fig. Lose rigidity Not worth ____ Florida’s Miami____ County Lightsaber wielder Worlds external to the mind Activity in libraries and movie theaters Diplomatic agreement Record label Whitney Houston
One of the friends on “Friends” Milkshake, in New England Author Gerritsen and actress Harper What one might seek after a computer crash, informally Opera with the aria “Ave Maria” Skim
Vice President Agnew Stone that’s a star
It may be checkered
Till section Scrape Crestfallen Tony winner Hagen Dallas hoopster, briefly
Roll on a golf course for