N.Y. Times Crossword – Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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By: Jeff Chen
Theme: Con Men
Difficulty (0-10):  1
Time: 11:46

ACROSS DOWN
1 Flaky mineral 1 Storied traveling trio
5 She “walked like a woman and talked like a man,” in a Kinks song 2 Unit in an online cart
9 Say with conviction 3 “I’m listening …”
13 Lots 4 Stop and go, e.g.
14 Film format that’s sometimes in 3-D 5 “Sing” without singing
15 Mushroom’s reproductive cell 6 Leave out
16 Refined chap 7 Fall behind
17 Base for long-distance carriers? 8 Body spray brand
19 “This is looking extremely bad for me!” 9 High-level H.S. class with integrals
21 Person setting the stage? 10 It has its charms
22 Archaeologist played by Harrison Ford, informally 11 Beethoven’s Third
23 Lyricist Gershwin 12 Undo, as a law
25 Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida ___” 15 ___-Cat (winter vehicle)
26 South Asian shade tree 18 Chimp’s relative
28 Prohibit 20 Grows fur for the winter, say
29 Fuel that contributes to global warming 23 Pro at building financial worth, slangily
30 A mere pittance 24 Kitchen appliance
33 What “X” might represent on a treasure map 26 Secretive email option
34 An official language of Canada: Abbr. 27 “That’s the spot!”
35 Ink-squirting creature 31 Actress Anne of “Donnie Brasco”
40 Unexpected hit 32 ___ de corps
43 Size in a lingerie shop 36 1951 film featuring Nero
47 Rebel on many T-shirts 37 Brand of kids’ wear with Superman and Batman options
48 Wears away 38 Filler for a cooler
49 “… ish” 39 Some A.L. sluggers
50 “The Star-Spangled Banner” contraction 41 N.C.A.A. women’s basketball powerhouse
51 Hardly an upscale bar 42 Overnight flights
52 Cell that fires on impulse 43 People who target the starts of 17-, 30-, 40- and 57-Across
54 Emission from radioactive decay 44 Paper fold
57 Cleopatra’s lover 45 Takes by force
60 Shower affection (on) 46 Raunchy 1981 comedy with two sequels
61 Annual athletic awards 53 Intl. group headquartered in D.C.
62 Canadian Plains tribe 54 Rare blood type, for short
63 Wee bit 55 Memo heading abbr.
64 Eliot who chased Capone 56 Pro votes
65 File size units, informally 58 Channel showing old films
66 IDs collected by H.R. 59 Valuable rock

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