N.Y. Times Crossword – Monday, September 25, 2017 September, 25, 2017, 1:50 pmSeptember, 25, 2017, 11:41 am by gregofla By: Bruce Haight Theme: Rhyming Phrases Difficulty (0-10): 1 Time: 6:51 ACROSS DOWN 1 Puff ___ (snake) 1 ___ committee 6 Bit of Brylcreem, say 2 Book that might require a key to open 9 Following 3 See 17-Across 14 Prince Harry’s mum 4 Finish 15 It hatches from a big egg 5 Sci-fi weapons 16 Unmanned aircraft 6 Fix, as software 17 With 3-Down, useful 7 French female friend 18 ___ Keane, “The Family Circus” cartoonist 8 Symbol of Teddy Roosevelt’s political party 19 With 11-Down, snobbish 9 Sticks (to) 20 California’s old Fort ___ 10 Ice, as a cake 21 Soupy “Oliver Twist” fare 11 See 19-Across 23 Cosmetician Lauder 12 Go inside 24 Award named for the winningest pitcher of all time 13 Spanish kings 26 Ones sacrificing for a cause 22 Genetic initials 28 Santa ___ winds 25 Like some wooden buckets 29 Firm (up), as muscles 27 Roddick or Rooney 30 Long, hard journeys 29 See 39-Across 33 Old coupon for the needy 30 What it takes to tango 38 Greeting from a parade float 31 Genre for Big Sean or Biggie Smalls 39 With 29-Down, sophisticated 32 She raised Cain 40 Listening device on a narc 33 Like most manual transmissions in the 1970s and ’80s 41 Realtor’s showing 34 Spin, as a baton 43 Murdered 35 First-___ kit 44 Grand Ole ___ 36 CT scan alternative 45 Put on, as a TV show 37 It’s “mightier than the sword” 46 Patron of France 39 Arizona tribe 50 Produces a large body of work? 42 ___ list (tasks for one’s spouse) 54 “It is my desire …” 43 Active during the daytime 55 Word that can follow sea, solar or staying 45 Card that beats a king 57 “How relaxing!” 46 River deposits 58 With 48-Down, affectionate 47 ___ Birch, “American Beauty” actress 59 Part of the Freudian psyche 48 See 58-Across 60 With 51-Down, weak and indecisive 49 Fencing blades 62 Trapped on a branch 50 Bound by an oath 63 Screw things up 51 See 60-Across 64 Walk leisurely 52 Ping-Pong surface 65 Authority 53 More timid 66 Man cave, maybe 56 Grotesque folklore figure 67 Crust, mantle or core, for the earth 61 Org. for docs Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related