N.Y. Times Crossword – Saturday, September 30, 2017

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By: Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
Theme: None
Difficulty (0-10):  2
Time: 24:24

ACROSS DOWN
1 Swore 1 Chardonnay or merlot
6 7 is in the middle of it 2 It ended in January 2017
13 Stomachs 3 1-Down holder, often
15 Be fleeced 4 Norse mythology sources
16 Was totally used up 5 2013 Best Actor nominee for “Nebraska”
17 Fledgling feeder 6 Takes a toll?
18 “Oh, come on” 7 WWW letters
20 “Yours truly,” facetiously 8 Not split
21 Reception figures? 9 Certain ride
22 Reception figures 10 How Superman often stands
23 Go up against 11 Gaston ___, Frenchman who wrote “The Phantom of the Opera”
24 Subject of a controversial tax, once 12 Split
25 Best Picture after “The Artist” 14 Like many asylum seekers in the 2010s: Abbr.
27 Flower whose name is Greek for “flame” 15 Setting of “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”
29 Plot progression 19 Parallel-park, e.g.
30 Sausage at an Oktoberfest 23 Secondary personas, in role-playing game lingo
32 Hindu goddess of prosperity 25 Execrate
34 Under the weather while above the clouds? 26 Mail it in?
38 Brand of machine that turns change into cash vouchers 27 Final Trojan king
40 Crack team’s initials? 28 Badger
41 Chain once self-styled as “the Saving Place” 31 Marching band sights
43 Words before chagrin or surprise 33 Strike fear?
44 ___ farm 35 Words of speculation
45 Seat of Utah’s Grand County 36 Increase a hundredfold
46 Moving object? 37 She’s been on the cover of British Vogue more than anyone else
47 Musica o danza 39 Track prize
48 “Ask ___” (syndicated advice column) 41 Island after which a lizard is named
49 Home of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” 42 Some R.S.V.P.s
53 Become lightheaded? 45 Study at Hogwarts
55 San Luis ___ 46 Time of surrender in ’45
56 Substance obeying Boyle’s law 47 Something bracketed
57 Bicycling couple? 49 Monopoly action
58 Dress-up at a comic con 50 “Young Frankenstein” assistant
59 Point ___ National Seashore 51 It can be hard to style
52 9-Down alternative
54 Pass on a track

 

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