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NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD Olden Goldies • By Dan Schoenholz • Edited by Will Shortz ACROSS 1 Egyptian resurrection symbol 7 Ought to have, informally 14 “Come on, help me out” 20 Tropical juice type 21 Weapon for 27-Across 22 Total 23 Trafic cop’s answer upon being asked “Describe your job”? [1975] 25 Certify 26 Fraternity letter 27 Fictional user of a 21-Across 28 Follower of A, B or AB, informally 29 Positions in old monasteries 30 Like some rollers after use 32 Post-tornado highway detritus, perhaps? [1974] 36 Scarlett’s sister-in-law and best friend in “Gone With the Wind” 38 Brand 39 Inter ___ 40 Chilling 43 Big inits. in health products 44 Hub 47 Speck 48 Chemical compounds in tea 50 Remark about a female stoner? [1980] 55 Epitome of simplicity 56 Cracker brand 58 Lose it 59 DNA structure 63 British heads 65 Jour’s opposite 67 Familia members 69 Get closer 70 Repeated cry accompanying a gavel hit 72 Roast pig after a pig roast? [1956]
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Stressed Fume Close Base igs. ___’ Pea Attempts “If I ___ …” Moolah See 9-Down Napa Valley excursion, maybe? [1963] Sundry R&B’s ___ Hill Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer Java Displayed for scoring, as in gin rummy Santa ___, Calif. Ghana neighbor Yes-men Data request from a good ol’ furnace repairman? [1953] Regatta racer Believer in a strong centralized government Roulette, e.g. On the job “Yoo-___” Not bankrupt Frontiersman awakening in a foul mood? [1969] About whom Nabokov said “She was like the com position of a beautiful puzzle — its composition and its solution at the same time” Teed off Marcos who collected shoes Rendezvous Lawn care tools Some Civil War shots
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Long pitch Dragon fruit plants Generating some buzz?
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Templeton, e.g., in “Charlotte’s Web” Words stated with a salute Setting for David’s “The Death of Marat” Everything being considered Bray part Hockey great whose name is a homophone of 88-Across and 123- and 124-Down Barely ahead Recluses Pup True or false: Abbr. Sun spot ___ nous Supposed ancestor of Dracula Spotted horse Big name in TV talk “Dig in!” ___-kiri Old “From one beer lover to another” sloganeer Fed Dive shop rentals PC whizzes iPod model Name that starts a well-known “ism” Speechless Backless seat for one Secret language device Space cadet Marsh hunter Bit of jewelry Input Stated Warren ___, baseball’s winningest lefty Flock : sheep :: drove : ___ Jerusalem’s Mount ___ “Truthiness,” e.g., before Stephen Colbert Etiologist’s study Had a haughty
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reaction Line in writing Shopper in the juniors section, maybe What may not come out in the wash? “Side by Side by Sondheim,” e.g. Mass gathering site Push Leader after Mao Guck Try to hit, as a ly Indian head Like clockwork Trying to break a tie, say Spa class “Lohengrin” lass Cure, in a way Support As a rule To-dos Stella ___ (beer) 1997 Demi Moore title role Jittery Cigar butt? Singer John with the
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1988 title track “Slow Turning” “Cómo ___?” Like beef for fondue Dish in a bowl Odyssey maker Features of much Roman statuary
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