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Crossword No. 711: We’ll Soon Be Landing At...

- by Matt Gaffney

ACROSS

1 Build up over the years

6 Break down grammatica­lly

11 “It ___ to Be You” 14 Pizzeria herb

15 Counting everything 16 It makes Coca-Cola cool

17 The airport in Le Touquet, France, will soon be renamed after this Englishwom­an, who vacationed at the seaside town as a young woman

19 Before, before a word 20 Make very happy 21 Metal used for wires 23 Traffic-light feature 26 Nostalgia-evoking 27 DiFranco on stages 28 With 47-Across: the airport in Tirana, Albania, is named for this Nobel Peace Prize winner

31 Deck foursome

34 “That’s gross!”

35 Sam of golf fame 36 “Good point”

37 Robber’s take 39 Skewered Thai dish 41 Educated author Westover

42 Airport close to Paris 43 Tennis great Monica 45 Bring into the shop, as a disabled car

46 Close at hand

47 See 28-Across

48 Green org.

49 2020 Christophe­r Nolan movie

51 “Amen!”

53 Continues

55 Dry white wine 57 Passports and such 58 The airport in Louisville is named for this local athlete

63 Abbr. in book series titles

64 Brewing coffee has one

65 “___ Alice”

66 Time of the past

67 Waste tunnel

68 Follow as a result of

DOWN

1 19th-century prez

2 French for “bad”

3 “___ understand it...”

4 Small and large, e.g.

5 Skis between flags

6 Dutch artist Mondrian 7 Poker table money

8 Cheer from the stands 9 Deli tool

10 Literary T.S.

11 The airport on the Greek island of Kos is named for this physician born 2,500 years ago

12 Word in some real estate listings

13 Animal silhouette­d on signs

18 Tycoons

22 ___ Institute (Brooklyn university)

23 Commodores hit of 1979

24 Concert shout

25 The airport in Belgrade is named for this scientist, who’s become a household name recently

26 Sweet beer

29 It includes a sugar bowl

30 Constant critic

32 Italia’s continent

33 Inland water route 38 They spin on RollsRoyce­s

40 Affirmativ­e statement 44 Keep from sinking, as a ship’s cargo

47 Job security on campus

50 “That’s enough,” in Ecuador

52 Deceived, in a way 53 Donate

54 Hamper emanation 55 “Agree”

56 Apollo or Sharif

59 “___ may I help you?” 60 Small batteries

61 Shaq’s alma mater 62 Eisenhower or Barinholtz

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