N.Y. Times Crossword – Wednesday, September 6, 2017

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By: Daniel Raymon
Theme: None
Difficulty (0-10):  2
Time: 11:46

ACROSS DOWN
1 Female singer with a hit album in every decade since the 1960s 1 Course designer
5 “It’s boiling in here!” 2 Muslim pilgrimage
10 House speaker Ryan 3 Pinza of “South Pacific”
14 Confused state of mind 4 Result of a deadlocked jury
15 New Zealand native 5 Noted architect who turned 100 in 2017
16 Folklore fiend 6 Who said religion “is the opium of the people”
17 Pare a phrase? 7 Piece of equipment for 29-Down
18 Many a charity golf tourney 8 Kind of history or hygiene
19 Rainbow flag letters 9 ___ Sea (body north of Australia)
20 One traveling around Scandinavia? 10 Controversial argument
23 Senior’s grandson 11 News site like the Drudge Report
24 Cesar who played the Joker on TV 12 Metro area
27 Rice-and-broth dish 13 Authorize to
30 Texting format, in brief 21 “What’s the ___?”
33 Significant qualification 22 One-named Swedish singer with the 1997 hit “Show Me Love”
34 Stir up 25 Annoying
35 Visit to the salon? 26 These days
37 Rock’s Brian 27 Not made from scratch, say
38 “South Park” kid 28 Give a charge to
39 Ana’s aunt 29 Dangerous circus jobs
40 Argument that involves pointing? 30 Drudges
42 France’s Pic de Rochebrune, e.g. 31 San ___, Calif.
43 Ancient worshiper of Huitzilopochtli 32 Encapsulate
44 Drench 35 Setting for many a joke about a priest, a rabbi and a minister
45 Trash hauler 36 Small amount
46 End of the sentence “Make like a drum and …” 38 Rhodes of the Rhodes scholarship
48 ___ America 41 Begin to enjoy
49 Soldiers in line formation? 42 Apple consumer
56 Late journalist Ifill 45 Many a Labor Day event, for short
58 Shirk one’s responsibilities 47 Kind of wave
59 Grammy and Tony nominee Bareilles 48 Gig parts
60 Part of a cruise itinerary 50 Not for here
61 Mojave plant 51 Gelatin substitute
62 Mendes and Longoria 52 Split
63 Comme ci, comme ça 53 Shade provider
64 Like early computer graphics 54 River forming part of the boundary between Europe and Asia
65 Be dependent 55 “Not so fast!”
56 Car speaker
57 Romance

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