N.Y. Times Crossword – Tuesday, September 12, 2017

By: Bruce Haight
Theme: Roman Numerals
Difficulty (0-10):  3
Time: 19:50

ACROSS DOWN
1 “___ Don’t Lie” (2006 Shakira hit) 1 Many a meth production site
5 Fund 2 “That was … amazing!”
10 Ruler deposed in 1979 3 Cheap way to get media attention
14 Father of Ahab in the Bible 4 Convene, as a legislature
15 Composer whose name is Italian for “green” 5 Two big nights in December
16 Sharpen, as a skill 6 Loch ___
17 1,001 causes of anxiety? 7 H.M.O. V.I.P.s
19 “___ baby!” 8 Wordsworth work
20 Doc who might perform laryngologic surgery 9 Most sensible
21 ___ Enterprise 10 You might run to get in it
22 Spotted 11 Branding tool
24 Gives kudos to 12 Insect feeler
26 101 rear ends? 13 Telemarketer’s accessory
28 “Darn it!” 18 Deteriorate with inactivity
30 “___ the next” 23 Squirrel away
31 Inseparable 25 Pacers’ engagements?
32 ___ noire (pet peeve) 26 Picnic items
33 Poke 27 World’s most populous democracy
35 Charged toward 29 Beach bottle letters
37 51 cats? 34 Adjust the price on
40 Twitch 36 It’s no liability
43 Makeup smearer 38 Paintballer’s cry
44 Like a long shot’s chances 39 Org. concerned with meltdowns
48 Singer Garfunkel 40 Criticized brutally
49 Frost 41 In on
51 Strangely repulsive sort 42 Eroded
53 Six members of a “Dallas” family? 45 Galena or cerussite
55 Provo resident 46 Devices with Siri
56 Fly 47 Relative of a snowboard
57 Poke 50 Tense
59 ___-wop 52 Summons a genie, perhaps
60 Ibsen’s “Peer ___” 54 Word repeated before “everywhere”
61 501 renditions? 57 Yoda, e.g.
65 Suffix with kitchen 58 Son of Zeus
66 Clearing in the woods 62 Kind of wind that blows no good
67 Hike along the Appalachian Trail, e.g. 63 Actor Kilmer of “Tombstone”
68 Way in or way out 64 “___ be my pleasure”
69 Designer Perry
70 He loved Lucy

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