N.Y. Times Crossword – Wednesday, October 11, 2017

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By: David J. Kahn
Theme: OK Corral
Difficulty (0-10):  1
Time: 17:18

ACROSS DOWN
1 East Asia gambling locale 1 Prefix with summer
6 Loses strength 2 Gazillions
11 Grocery chain inits. 3 Designer Chanel
14 Start of a dieter’s brag 4 Queens’s ___ Stadium
15 Like krypton 5 However, in a tweet
16 Down for the count, for short 6 Tall and supple
17 Deputy marshal at 62-Across 7 Out of gear
19 Close down 8 Commanded
20 Initial progress 9 Disneyland transport
21 Peyote 10 Ocular woes
23 Track star with an apt name 11 Outlaw at 62-Across
25 Healing lotion 12 Cheer before “Beat Army!”
26 Uneasy sensation 13 Confuses
31 Wishful place? 18 Court setup?
33 Potato chip brand 22 Private, often
34 Bring together again 24 “Everyone needs a little ___” (cable channel slogan)
36 Cuisine heavy in rice and spices 26 Wall St. trader
38 Kind of republic 27 Grant-making grp.
39 Toy in a crib 28 With 62-Across, renowned 1881 event that lasted about 30 seconds
42 See 60-Down 29 Angry boxer, e.g.
44 Detect 30 Baseball’s Martinez
45 Be hot under the collar 32 Logan of “60 Minutes”
47 San ___, Italy 35 Expo
49 Banks of Chicago 37 Actor Gyllenhaal
50 Broadway backer 40 Him, to Henri
52 Punishment that might follow a summons 41 Saison sur la Seine
54 Earthy colors 43 Cool, in dated slang
56 Some fish bait 44 Handle
61 Club for swingers 45 Thick-trunked tree
62 See 28-Down … or a punny description of this puzzle’s circled answers? 46 Ready at any time
65 In the mode of 48 Cocktail at brunch
66 Silly sorts 51 Set loose
67 It may be stolen on a movie set 53 Bottom-of-letter abbr.
68 Crunchy lunch order 55 “___ Funny That Way” (classic song)
69 Schindler of “Schindler’s List” 57 Nibble (on)
70 Pends 58 Sea predator
59 State bird of Arizona or South Carolina
60 With 42-Across, coolness of mind
63 Cartoon cry
64 Guitarist Paul

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