The New York Times Crossword

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Words to a skeptic What friendly opponents may do Subject of the socalled “surgeon’s photograph” of 1934

Squad leader? Cinemax competitor Judicial ratings grp.

Terra’s Greek counterpart British territory in the Atlantic Pioneering automaker Handmade signs? “En ___!” Language spoken along the Mekong Account Collectible print, in brief

Morale booster Certain list recipient Bailiwick

Big ___ Philosopher Diderot

High point of the Old Testament, for short

Blues Hall-offamer James [How horrible!] Word of regret Down

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Mo. for watching the Perseid meteor shower

Fade away Gives an earful Rhetorical question lamenting a lack of respect Implicatively

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Notable founding of 1701 Impediments to teamwork Tolkien creatures “Yuck!” Gradually slowing, in music Inventory Lover of Italian opera

Field stats Food named for a world capital (but pronounced differently) 1962 pop hit with a rhyming title Some unauthorized drawings Justice Dept. bigwigs N.Y.C.’S first subway line Buttonless garment Singer with a 2018 Grammy for Best R&B Album

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___ Richter, contemporary artist whose painting “Abstraktes Bild (599)” sold at auction for a record-setting $46.3 million dollars

The X-men, for example Muse for Galileo Muscles strengthened by push-ups, informally Offshore Flat-bottomed riverboat Flash Circumference Hasty getaways Become harder to bear

Give oneself something to aim for

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“Just try to be calm …” Reynolds’s co-star in 1981’s “The Cannonball Run” Carol opener Exclamation of exasperation Exclamation of disappointment Big name in frozen confections Some terminal info, for short Piece of BBQ Amarillo-to-dallas dir. Creature without ears that uses vibrations to “hear” Company that introduced Saran Wrap Tolkien creature Onetime cable giant acquired by AT&T in 1999

Answers to yesterday’s puzzle