N.Y. Times Crossword – Wednesday, October 4, 2017

By: Evan Mahnken
Theme: Dictionary
Difficulty (0-10):  2
Time: 14:40

ACROSS DOWN
1 “Exodus” hero 1 Cuneiform discovery site
4 John Glenn famously had three of them 2 Put more gas in the tank
10 It’s found by the radius 3 Because
14 Bathroom sign 4 Anthem contraction
15 Brought home 5 When doubled, enthusiastic
16 Poverty 6 Betty Crocker product
17 Where “house party” is in the dictionary? 7 Certain Alaskan
19 Op-Ed writer Maureen 8 Bird found on all continents, including Antarctica
20 German industrial region 9 Activist campus org.
21 Bring home the gold 10 Where “flanked” is in the dictionary?
22 Itches 11 One of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
23 Where “new” is in the dictionary? 12 Old-time premovie fare
26 Actor Depardieu 13 Recipe instruction
28 ___-rock 18 Blunder
29 Dwarf brother in “The Hobbit” 22 Nevertheless
30 Manumit 24 Herd noise
31 Along with pain, one of “the two enemies of human happiness,” per Schopenhauer 25 Like some sale items: Abbr.
33 What a cartoon light bulb represents 26 Glam rock?
34 Something to do with one’s time 27 One may be made with a handshake
37 The day of M.L.K. Day: Abbr. 30 Band featured in the documentary “1991: The Year Punk Broke”
38 Bundle of coins 31 Where “menial” is in the dictionary?
39 Edward ___, longtime archbishop of New York 32 John or Jane, at court
40 Sit 34 Pleads
43 Water-repellent material 35 “After this, it’s my turn”
45 Help for an actor 36 Lead-in to a controversial comment
46 Moo goo ___ pan 40 Science writer Willy
49 Like a good surgeon’s hands 41 You could get one if you’re over .08%
50 Where “isolated” is in the dictionary? 42 Rent out
52 Things faultfinders pick 44 Scores for Seahawks and Eagles, for short
53 Arafat’s grp. 46 It wasn’t mapped until 2003
54 “Render ___ Caesar …” 47 Alternative to a Tic Tac
55 Chicken wire, e.g. 48 “I wish!”
56 Where “midday” and “one” are in the dictionary? 50 Swell
59 Procedure at a doctor’s office 51 What Helios personified
60 Malcolm X facial feature 53 Arguments for
61 A small amount in science or a large amount in business 55 Parisian possessive
62 Eye sore 56 Word after golden or old
63 Book before Job 57 Once called
64 Big name in ice cream 58 German article

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