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The New York Times Crossword Puzzle

- ERIK AGARD

ACROSS

1 Sound of a

sneeze

6 Op-___ (newspaper columns)

9 Capital of Oregon 14 Something a mutinying pirate might have to walk

15 December 31, for

short

16 Topic in a dictionary or on a utility bill

17 Not in a million

billion years 19 Championsh­ip

mementos

20 Big band ___ (time span after the Jazz Age) 21 Boxing family

surname 22 Counterpar­t of

length 24 Beverage often

stored in a cellar 26 “Ave ___”

(prayer)

28 Term of

endearment 29 Document

digitizati­ons 31 Utah national monument called Shash Jaa’ in Navajo

34 Domain 36 Establish

legislativ­ely 37 Soup scooper 38 Small container for carrying a drink when away from home 39 Man’s name that’s an anagram of ELGIN 40 Rolls-___

41 Be protective of, as a mother hen might

43 Loose, collarless shirt popular in India

47 Feasted 48 Messages that might come with emojis

50 Stuff from a bog 51 Not full, as an

effort, informally 54 Sleep briefly 56 Palindromi­c

explosive 57 Run ___ of (come

into conflict with) 58 Like some

fashion boots 61 Fruit of the Loom

competitor 62 Debit inits. on some SNAP cards

63 To whom Alfalfa wrote “You’re scum between my toes!”

64 The “A” in

WASP

65 Female deer 66 Sugary

DOWN

1 Source of some

wire stories 2 Religious official 3 Capital of Cuba 4 1/2 + 1/2 5 Vegetable with pentagonal cross sections

6 Worthy of

coveting

7 Easter egg

colorer 8 Neighbor of

Montenegro 9 “What-e-e-ever

you say …” 10 China’s continent 11 Indigenous reclamatio­n movement 12 Custardy dim

sum dessert 13 Breathable

fabrics

18 Dutch ___

disease

23 Once in a blue

moon 25 Infuriate 27 Sleep phase 30 Passover

ritual

32 Nosh between

meals 33 Become less

harsh 35 Rations out 37 Partner of “prosper” in a Vulcan saying 38 Online game with a Battle Royale mode 39 Opposite of “I

love it!” 40 Tyrannosau­rus

___

41 “You crack me

up!”

42 “By the power

___ in me …” 44 End a career 45 Get into a snarl 46 To boot 49 Droop

52 Coal or gas 53 To boot 55 Some advanced

degree holders 59 “A Black Lady Sketch Show” channel 60 “Yee-___!”

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6/6/22 NO. 0502

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