N.Y. Times Crossword – Monday, September 25, 2017

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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

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