The New York Times Crossword
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20 Cow : herd :: ____ : troop
One with a discerning palate C-Span?
Start brawling Drink-name suffix Earth goddess Going from Point A to Point B
Miss piggy? Class acts? Actress Gershon Put back on the market, as real estate
Feel bad Champagne name P-trap? G-force? Union concern Setting for C. S. Lewis’s “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” NPR host Shapiro Words said in passing? Deliberate betrayal
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Father figures? Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands: Abbr. Surgeons’ professional org. 2012 Best Picture winner Anastasia ____, protagonist of “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Make mention of Top supporter? Susan who portrayed the youngest child on “The Brady Bunch” G-flat? Deodorant type Be short
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1 Kind of news often aired at 6 and 11 p.m. Classical poem form
Drives home, say French article Floral archway 2
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LeBron James in his N.B.A. debut, e.g. Anheuser-Busch InBev’s stock ticker symbol Avocado pit, for one
Cause for revolution, perhaps Escort’s offering “Yep, that happened!” [And like magic ... it’s gone!]
First of ten? Compete in pursuit of
Abbr. on a flight board D-Con? E-bond? Conversely, in brief Worry for a Great Depression bank Ladybug, e.g. Cereal box abbr. Strike-out specialists? See 106-Across Out of 105-Across Son of Zeus Bird of legend Fast-food chain with Famous Star burgers C-sharp? Black-and-white dessert
Take care of some personal baggage Word after green or smoke Things consumed for psychedelic trips
Men in black, say Deck originally known as “carte da trionfi” (“cards of triumph”)
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Pop group with a dedicated museum in Stockholm “____ is mainly a catalog of blunders”: Churchill Means
“The Burghers of Calais” sculptor Cruella de Vil, for one
Beat oneself up over, say Mimic
Little beef
____ kicks (ab exercise) Pitch-correcting devices
Tribe of southern Montana Range of knowledge School administrator French for “born” Appalls Aesthetically pretentious, informally
____ card
Ruby, e.g. Carter who portrayed Wonder Woman Noncommittal response to “You coming?” Load off one’s mine? Homonym of 39-Down Trace of color Wore Gallivants (about) Part of Q.E.D. Ralph who founded the American Museum of Tort Law
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Supporter of Roosevelt’s agenda
Actor whose breakout role came asa shirtless cowboy in “Thelma and Louise” Singles Hardly cheery Hoppy request at happy hour Enlighten Wine barrel strip Climate change, e.g.
Looked back on Alphabetized, say Wind farm output: Abbr.
Stink
Split open Lorelei’s lure May honorees Mad (at)
____ Hill (‘90s R&B group) Decoration at el Palacio Real de Madrid Where livestock eat Mastered Divide into three parts Pattern that’s hard to break Nasty looks Lento or allegro Retreats Loggers’ competition Track
Rap lyrics, in slang Post-O.R. destination, often Doesn’t just assume
The Rockies, on scoreboards Day ____
Sail fixed to a bowsprit “Darn!” in Dortmund Baseball’s deadball ____ (around 1900-20)