N.Y. Times Crossword – Friday, September 29, 2017

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By: Damon Gulcynski
Theme: None
Difficulty (0-10):  3
Time: 25:33

ACROSS DOWN
1 Sushi bar fish 1 Female friend, to Felipe
4 English socialite Middleton 2 Modern transports used while standing
9 Slack-jawed 3 “Nothing to get worked up about”
14 Zinger 4 Interjects something
15 Yo-yo 5 Words from the chickenhearted
16 Contrail contents 6 ___ Xtra (Coca-Cola product)
17 They have tubes attached 7 Ancient Greek city-state
18 Gabriel García Márquez called him “the greatest poet of the 20th century, in any language” 8 Make a right turn?
20 Male-or-female 9 Opposed
22 Electrify 10 Onetime presidential candidate with a divinity degree from Yale
23 Stationary basketball attempt 11 “The Simpsons” character who claims he can recite pi to 40,000 places
26 Puny arms? 12 Sheller’s discard
28 Takes off 13 Baseball’s dead-ball ___
30 Slightly fermented baked dish 19 Like some monuments: Abbr.
31 Appropriate game 21 Really liked
34 Type of property, in real-estate lingo 24 No longer struggling
35 Streaming hiccups 25 Brain power like you can’t believe?
37 Band of scouts 27 “Sweet love of my life,” in a 1976 Bob Dylan song
39 French 101 word or, with a different meaning, Spanish 101 word 29 Fair
40 Consequently 30 Prayer, e.g.
41 Sushi bar beverage, perhaps 32 What’s not a sin in math class?
43 M.M.A. stoppage 33 Judith of TV’s “Nashville”
44 Parent company of Reebok 36 Float fixer
47 Image on many a rupee banknote 38 Bone of the hand or foot
49 Grouper, for one 42 Lividly
52 Greatly regret 45 Mushroom producers
54 Brand of fruit-flavored hard candy 46 Point of ___
56 “Call sometime” 48 Rap’s Run-___
59 Cable channel owned by NBCUniversal 50 Division indicator
60 Sharp 51 Home to Raqqa
61 Burn a bit 53 “30 Rock” character with the same first name as its actor
62 Item that names a person holding it when its middle letter is removed 55 Peel
63 Math whizzes, stereotypically 56 Silence
64 Bill of 2015’s “Trainwreck” 57 Home ___ advantage
65 University department, in course descriptions 58 Certain neckline

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