N.Y. Times Crossword – Monday, August 21, 2017

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By: Tom McCoy
Theme: Three words made of two words
Difficulty (0-10):  1
Time: 7:45

ACROSS DOWN
1 Won every game 1 Done the backstroke, e.g.
6 Fast-food chain with a red-haired girl in its logo 2 Ending with silver or soft
12 Unhappy 3 “Able was I ere I saw ___”
15 2008 Pixar film about a robot 4 Food for whales
16 Dolts 5 Hamilton’s bill
17 Comedian Philips 6 Brandish, as a weapon
18 Feet in the city? (3 wds.) 7 Lawn tool
20 PC part, for short 8 Sister’s daughter
21 Signify 9 ___ Juan (lover)
22 Baldwin famous for his Donald Trump impersonation 10 Financial spreadsheet column: Abbr.
23 Something screwed into a lamp 11 Air-escaping-from-a-tire sound
24 Friendly Communist ghost? (3 wds.) 12 It’s safe to click on a computer
29 Singer Midler 13 Wave measurements
31 “Sure thing!” 14 “But what if I’m wrong?” feeling
32 Angels’ headwear 19 Narrow street
33 Close tightly 23 It guards a dribbler
36 Adore, cutesily 25 “___ a long story”
38 “Can you give an example …?” 26 2016 Nobel laureate Bob
39 Something to mind … in 18-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across 27 Vichyssoise or borscht
40 ___ one’s time 28 Young pooch
41 Tree whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet 29 Player on first, second or third
42 City in southern France 30 Inventor of the cotton gin
43 Principal principle 32 Bales in a loft
44 ___ monkey 33 “Oh, be quiet!”
46 Mopes 34 Fish that’s 62-Across spelled backward
47 Slim monarch who gets around fast? (3 wds.) 35 “A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away …”
51 “Do ___ others …” 37 Dog doc
52 Containers for cookies or sewing supplies 39 Praise highly
53 Equipment for a motorcycle jump 40 Serbia’s capital
57 Word after Holiday or Comfort 42 Disapproving syllable
58 Head off to stare at some pictures? (3 wds.) 43 Wine cask
62 General who’s 34-Down spelled backward 45 ___-friendly
63 With nothing omitted 46 Mexican’s emphatic assent
64 Scents 47 Bedcover made of patches
65 Sample 48 Computer-savvy office fellow
66 Patronize, as a hotel 49 Wafer brand
67 Engender 50 Prepared to pop the question, perhaps
54 Wide-eyed
55 ___ mortal
56 “Hey you!”
58 Audience members for a U.S.O. show
59 Toronto’s province: Abbr.
60 “Son ___ gun!”
61 Group carrying torches and pitchforks

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