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New York Times, Thursday, December 6, 2018

Author:
Sophia Maymudes
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
24-Across : Sings the praises of
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Sophia Maymudes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 38 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Maymudes. Thursday freshness: 5%
Sophia Maymudes notes:
Hello Crossworld! I'm Sophia, a junior at Carleton College studying computer science and math, and I'm beyond hyped to have my first ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Debut! Sophia got in touch with me earlier this year with a bridge (the card game) related theme, and we ended up working together on ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times12/6/18 ( No. 25,230 )
Across
1
Things driven on ranches : CATTLE
5
Three-time Best Director of the 1930s : CAPRA
10
Gazillionaire : FATCAT
14
Father of Deimos and Phobos, in Greek myth : ARES
15
Put on : AIRED
16
Baldwin of "The Boss Baby" : ALEC
17
You may use a roller to get rid of it : LINT
18
Reluctant : LOATH
19
Deep cut : GASH
20
Cereal bit : OAT
21
What thirsty flowers do : WILT
22
Small and delicate : DAINTY
24
Sings the praises of : GLORIFIES
27
Single-stranded building block : RNA
28
Bustle : ADO
29
Co. with a striped logo : IBM
31
Effect of a sac fly : RBI
34
Places where some house pets "go," in both this puzzle and real life : LITTERBOXES
39
Hobby shop buy : KIT
40
"So it goes" : ALAS
41
1990s commerce pact : NAFTA
42
Number two : AIDE
43
Kind : ILK
44
Diagonally ... or a hint to four of this puzzle's squares : KITTYCORNER
46
Ingredient in many a breakfast cereal : DYE
47
When doubled, dance of the 2010s : NAE
48
Row maker : HOE
49
French word that's a homophone of 47-Across : NEE
51
"Stay calm!" : DONTPANIC
57
Eat quickly, with "in" : SHOVEL
60
Johns across the pond : LOOS
61
My Chemical Romance genre : EMO
62
___ Caesarea, original name of New Jersey : NOVA
63
Create, as a chair : ENDOW
65
Fellow : CHAP
66
Premiere : OPEN
67
Squeak or creak : NOISE
68
Host : ARMY
69
Provides food for : CATERS
70
Fortify : STEEL
71
Mideast capital : MUSCAT
Down
1
Mailing from Lands' End or Williams-Sonoma : CATALOG
2
High point of "To Kill a Mockingbird" : TRIAL
3
Slowly : LENTO
4
Loose fig. : EST
5
The world's fifth-largest economy : CALIFORNIA
6
Sauce with a vowel-heavy name : AIOLI
7
Babble : PRATE
8
No longer working: Abbr. : RET
9
Reason for an Adderall prescription, for short : ADHD
10
Bad role model for Oliver Twist : FAGIN
11
Best Supporting Actor nominee for "Argo" : ALANARKIN
12
Beta ___ : TEST
13
Like the hook of a good pop song : CATCHY
21
Vast : WIDE
23
Regenerable parts of a sea star : ARMS
25
"Goshdarnit!" : RATS
26
Cruising speed, maybe : SIXTY
30
Sunbather's accessory : BEACHTOWEL
32
___ one's time : BIDE
33
Roman road : ITER
34
Put down : LAID
35
Poorly : ILLY
36
No longer independent : TAKENOVER
37
Held, as breath : BATED
38
Many times, in poetry : OFT
42
Surveyor's finding : AREA
44
Part of the body to slap : KNEE
45
"My bad!" : OOPS
50
Lily Potter's maiden name in the Harry Potter books : EVANS
52
Song from a "Best of" album, maybe : OLDIE
53
Alternative to a guillotine : NOOSE
54
Kind of jacket : NEHRU
55
Muslim leaders : IMAMS
56
Imitator : COPYCAT
57
Ski resort vehicle : SNOCAT
58
2008 political catchword : HOPE
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It may be labeled 2x or 3x : LENS
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"I think ___" : NOT
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Engine part : CAM

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