N.Y. Times Crossword – Monday, August 14, 2017

By: Ron Proulx
Theme: Vegetarian Eating
Difficulty (0-10):  1
Time: 10:26

ACROSS DOWN
1      Where holsters go 1     In ___ way
5     Torso muscles, briefly 2     Freeze over, as airplane wings
9     Turn into a pretzel
14    ___ palm (tree with a healthful berry) 4     ___ Lord (Jedi’s foe)
15    Automobile rod 5     Big oaf
16    Italian scooter brand 6     One no longer in the pen
17    Thrifty or Budget offering 7     Raw bar offering
19    Keep occupied, as a phone line 8     Belgrade native
20    Meal option #1 9     Some light foldable tables
22    007, for one 10   Put on the scale
23    “___ of a gun!” 11    “Understood”
24    Cheer made with a pompom 12    Cowboy boot attachment
25    Moo goo gai pan pan 13    Faucet
26    Brit’s teapot cover 18    Illegal burning
28    Consume 21    ___ Major (Great Bear)
31    Meal option #2 25    The Dairy State: Abbr.
35    Broadcasts
36    Hawaiian garland 27   Actress Lena of “Chocolat”
37    Overdue 28   Alike, in Paris
38    Meal option #3 29   ___-Defamation League
43    Pig’s home 30   ___ kwon do (martial art)
44    Where hay is stored in a barn 31   Sediment
45    Path that wheels keep following 32   Say grace, e.g.
46    French for “him” 33   First symbol on a musical staff
47    Completely finishing this crossword, to you 34    Landed
48    Residue of burning 35   Torso muscles, briefly
51    Weekly occurrence when 20-, 31- and 38-Across might be consumed 39   They’re all thumbs
56   Dance to some Johann Strauss music 40   Directive in a pasta recipe
57   Path for cyclists
58   Fit to be tied
59   La ___ Tar Pits 46   Espresso drink
60  Blueprint 47   Like an off-center tie
61   Things producing red hair or blue eyes 48   XXX
62  Stitched 49   The Devil
63  Sicilian volcano 50   “Laughing” animal
51   Mother horse
52   Flair
53   Recedes, as the tide
54   Father horse
55   “Negatory”
56   Dome topper?

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