The New York Times Crossword

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1One who might call you out

7___ pepper

12 Prez featured in “Annie”

15 Enthusiastic fan

16___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend’s 2022Car of the Year

17 Grassy expanse

18 Refrain in a 1970hit by the Kinks

20 Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea

21 Casual vodka order

22 Muscat native

23 Some reactions on Slack

24“Yep, noticed that”

26“Oh, you wanna fight!”

28 Refrain in a 1971hit by David Bowie

34___-owned (merchandise designation)

35 One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon 36Serbian American inventor

37 Hindu god embodying virtue

39 Everlasting, poetically

42 Flatbread that can be served with dal

43 What offers worldwide protection? 45State boldly

46 “hahahaha”

47 Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who

52 Corporate department

53 Privy to

54 Longtime TV singing series, to fans

56 Places for evil geniuses

59 Thing with a ping

63 Sandwich you really need two hands to eat

64 Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga

66 What makes most moist?

67Fleece seeker

68 “War and Peace” character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon

69 East Asian currency

70Things dragged uphill

71 Trade mag for marketers

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1 “www” addresses 2 Defense from some attackers 3 Short-sleeved shirt 4 Like a type that leans right?

5 Enjoy with gusto

6 Big Band ___

7 $1bill, in slang 8Dance with a festive skirt

9 Like Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” or “Marilyn Diptych” 10 Frasier’s ex-wife on “Frasier”

11 State west of Wyo. 12 Going it alone

13The “D” in CODA 14 Head-butts, e.g.

19 Tackle at the knees, e.g. 23 One who’s finished 25Zenith 27Took a load off 28Outrageous 29 Substance that makes blood red 30Fair and honest

31Actor ___ Villechaize of “Fantasy Island” 32John from England 33 Whiz (through) 34Big dance 38Sweetheart 40Surefire

41 Actor Mcgregor

44 Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat 48 Female friend, informally

49 Go by 50Hot, hot, hot 51Shortly 54“Oho!” 55 Novel with the desert planet Arrakis

57 Tech product officially discontinued in 2022

58Carter of jazz and Perlman of film

60 Take the leap

61 Land unit

62 Raise a big stink

64 Slumber duds

65Org. with an Office of

Water