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1 Offers a fist, in a way 5 Speak like Clint Eastwood 9 Irritated 14 Fort ___ (Peace Bridge terminus) 15 Middle range 16 Can’t get enough of 17 Mental goof 19 Sophia of “Two Women” 20 Deep-fried Japanese pork cutlet 21 They come in waffle and sugar varieties 22 Faint theatrically 23 General on a menu 25 A.T.M. maker 27 ___Kosh B’gosh 30 Recruits 33 Hamilton and Burr, for two 36 Pool class 37 Steamy period pieces 38 Pans 39 Common way to communicate at Gallaudet University, in brief 40 Equinox mo. 41 Latest gossip, in modern lingo 43 Restraint 48 Not *quite* a failure 51 It’s bald on its face 54 Green features 55 It’s hardly Châteauneufdu-Pape 56 Dana Elaine ___, a.k.a. Queen Latifah 57 Torpid 58 Cared for, as some injuries 59 Belgian Expressionist James 60 What might have ___ 61 “Any ___?”

ACROSS

1 Offers a fist, in a way 5 Speak like Clint Eastwood 9 Irritated 14 Fort ___ (Peace Bridge terminus) 15 Middle range 16 Can’t get enough of 17 Mental goof 19 Sophia of “Two Women” 20 Deep-fried Japanese pork cutlet 21 They come in waffle and sugar varieties 22 Faint theatrically 23 General on a menu 25 A.T.M. maker 27 ___Kosh B’gosh 30 Recruits 33 Hamilton and Burr, for two 36 Pool class 37 Steamy period pieces 38 Pans 39 Common way to communicate at Gallaudet University, in brief 40 Equinox mo. 41 Latest gossip, in modern lingo 43 Restraint 48 Not *quite* a failure 51 It’s bald on its face 54 Green features 55 It’s hardly Châteauneufdu-Pape 56 Dana Elaine ___, a.k.a. Queen Latifah 57 Torpid

58 Cared for, as some injuries 59 Belgian Expressionist James DOWN 1 Credit card charges, essentially 60 61 What might have ___ “Any ___?” 2 Keyboard symbol 3 Soft 4 Japanese watch brand 5 Host 6 Lead-in to some regrets 7 Walk around like you own the place 8 Dank 9 Beyoncé song with the line “I got my angel now” 10 Thick noodle 11 Field that involves blood, sweat and tears? 12 Some works by Goya 13 Deep desire 18 Small-scale study, for short 21 Some pinball machines, e.g. 24 Tibetan ethnic group 26 I.C.U. figures 28 Most of the alphabet, in Washington, D.C. 29 Something drawn by an invisible horse outside Disney’s Haunted Mansion 31 Was revolting? 32 Mideast ruler 33 Corrupting sorts 34 “Affirmative” 35 Popular gear retailer 36 Nagged and nagged and nagged 37 First K-pop group to perform at the Grammys 42 Terminal type 44 Buzz Aldrin’s given name 45 Children’s character who asks herself “And what is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?”

Crossword

46 Tendon 47 Obeys ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE G A S P WA F T A L F A A C E L A I C L A UD I U S L ANA I S T A R T OUR S L I T T L E D I P P E R I S T O E LM C L AN SMA L L F R I E S Anwers on 49 50 52 53 One side of a classic latenight feud Red states, once, in brief Toll unit, at times Sharp HAMU P HA I L B A E A T OM I C S UBMA R I N E R E N T UR F WAD E D ME R E T R I F L E T OR Y NAN A R CH M I C RO S E COND S page 28 54 55 It might turn up a plot Diner’s neckwear

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Edited by Will Shortz No. 0218

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 54 56 48 49 50 39 41 42 51 52 53 55 57 DOWN 1 Credit card charges, essentially 43 44 45 46 47 58 PUZZLE BY AIMEE LUCIDO 59 60 2 Keyboard symbol 3 Soft 61 4 Japanese watch brand 5 Host 6 Lead-in to some regrets 7 Walk around like you own the place Central Coast Journal 8 Dank 9 Beyoncé song with the line “I got my angel now” Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.