N.Y. Times Crossword – Friday, August 18, 2017

By: Alex Vratsanos and Sam Ezersky
Theme: None
Difficulty (0-10):  5
Time: 31:13

ACROSS DOWN
1 Island known for its coffee 1 Miffed
8 “So effective you can skip a day” sloganeer, once 2 System used by servers
15 Weight of a U.S. banknote 3 Cry around mealtime
16 Be successful 4 Growing industry, informally?
17 1942 Abbott and Costello musical comedy 5 Like some multiuse eyeglass lenses
18 Thought fit 6 $40/hour and others
19 Frequent designation for Elizabeth Taylor 7 Health org.
20 Theologian called “The Father of English History” 8 Defied 25-Across
21 Carrier in the Star Alliance 9 Became slippery, in a way
22 Jazz/samba fusion popularized in the 1960s 10 Take things the wrong way
25 Computer programmer’s need 11 One of a pack of 20, for short
28 Especially 12 Farmyard females
31 Spouse of Alexander Hamilton 13 Layer below the sclera
32 Home of “the bell,” briefly 14 Doc’s orders
33 Bucket of bolts 20 Toys that may open and close their eyes
35 Shaping device 23 Sometimes-zippered container
36 Level connectors in Donkey Kong 24 “That’s the spot!”
39 Stink 25 Prominent part of Nestea’s logo
40 Damage control org. 26 Antique
42 Exultant cry 27 Whatchamacallit
43 Word ending many farm names 29 Gather
45 They’re just above a handlebar 30 Put in a hold
47 Clotheshorse 34 Fragrant prom present
48 They write many opinions 37 Amelia Earhart and others
50 Platform for Siri 38 Internet meme of the star of “The Matrix” looking sullen
53 ___ scale 41 Gallaudet Univ. system
54 Very passionate 44 Cousins of honeydews
58 Epithet for Jesus 46 Actress Taylor of “Bones”
60 Toy consisting of a spool on a string 49 Safari sighting, informally
61 What you’re in if you’re nearby 50 Minute, to a tot
62 Anonymous 51 “Surprising to run into you here”
63 Joined forces? 52 Taken in
64 Bit of media self-promotion 55 One might require an oversize jacket
56 Birthplace of the philosopher Parmenides
57 ___-Frank Act
59 Often-misused irregular verb
60 “Everybody knows that!”

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