N.Y. Times Crossword – Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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By: Joy Behar and Lynn Lempel
Theme: Comedians
Difficulty (0-10):  1
Time: 8:08

ACROSS DOWN
1 Fruity soft drink 1 Forty winks
5 Stir-fry cookers 2 Prof’s URL ender
9 Puts into English, say, as movie dialogue 3 Robust-sounding teens of children’s books
13 Schiff on the House Intelligence Committee 4 Incite to action
14 Things teeth and hair have 5 St. Paul’s Cathedral architect
16 Rights org. of which Helen Keller was a co-founder 6 “Would you look at that!”
17 Comedian Kevin after having a sloppy jelly snack? 7 Nocturnal marsupial
19 Writer Lowry with two Newbery Medals 8 Scatter
20 Restaurateur Paula 9 Spiritual leader with a Nobel Peace Prize
21 Lion observed at night 10 NE basketball powerhouse
22 Naysaying 11 Football rush
23 Fashion flair 12 Essman of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
25 Get frisky with comedian Freddie? 15 Comes to a standstill
27 Intricate trap 18 Alternative to Levi’s
28 Azure expanse 23 Took the entire series
30 Mule in an Erie Canal song 24 Colorful aquarium fish
31 School for young royals 25 Tall supporting tower
33 Irritating criticism 26 Totally captivated
36 “The Phantom of the Opera” city 29 “Finger-lickin’ good” food establishment
40 Comedian Richard being sent to a psychiatric facility? 32 Achievement for Bernie Madoff or Al Capone
43 Sample 34 Youngest of the fictional March sisters
44 Swimmer Diana 35 “Attention ___ shoppers!”
45 Away on a submarine, say 37 St. Bernard during an avalanche, maybe
46 “___ the fields we go …” 38 Chemically nonreactive
48 Séance sound 39 Remains
50 Blubber 41 Coral formation
51 Cause of comedian Roseanne’s black eye? 42 Hollywood’s Lupino
56 Touches geographically 47 Repeated jazz phrases
58 “Superfood” Amazon berry 49 Big nuisance
59 Captain Hook, to Peter Pan 51 Thumper’s deer friend
60 Big unicycle part 52 Tidbit for a squirrel
61 Sulk 53 Quick
62 Result of comedian Eric’s untied shoelaces? 54 What Tarzan’s friends advised him to do?
66 Subject of Queen Elizabeth, informally 55 Half of a genetic molecule
67 John le Carré heroes 57 Illegal payment
68 Timely benefit 60 Trial balloon
69 “500” race, familiarly 63 Hawaiian gift
70 Take one’s leave 64 Fireplace item
71 Breakfast brand for the toaster 65 Ambient musician Brian

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