N.Y. Times Crossword – Thursday, September 14, 2017

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By: John Guzzetta
Theme: Thine Line
Difficulty (0-10):  5
Time: 22:37

ACROSS DOWN
1 Interjection derived from the Latin for “weary” 1 It’s the law
5 Peak 2 Something to tie up
9 Rips off 3 Become in life
13 Food ___ (post-Thanksgiving meal condition) 4 Fills
14 Innocent sort 5 German cry
16 Sal’s canal, in song 6 Put in one’s two cents, with “in”
17 With 18-Across, what a boastful guy might do 7 Does sumthing wrong?
18 See 17-Across 8 University near Greensboro
20 Wouldn’t settle, say 9 Did a dry run
22 Exhibits 10 Jesse who pitched in a record 1,252 major-league games
23 Condemned 11 Demographic statistic
25 Save for later 12 Faculties
26 What comes before a clue? 15 Cause for a suspension, in brief
27 ___ NFL (video game franchise) 19 Giants’ grp.
30 Antarctica’s ___ Ice Shelf 21 Early TV network competing with NBC, ABC and CBS
31 They’re often made at icebreakers 23 Most movie explosions these days, for short
33 Dr. of verse 24 Some Jamaicans, informally
35 With 37-Across, start of an ethical rule 28 Job listing abbr.
37 See 35-Across 29 Burrowing South American rodent
40 Prop for Gandalf 32 Found, as grub
42 “Grease” high school 34 Most retiring
44 Twitter site 36 ___-mentioned
47 Singer Nicks 38 Rising notes?
49 Fight 39 Dieter’s goal
50 Rejoice 41 Gangsters’ wear, in old movies
52 Formal term for the gap suggested by 17/18-, 35/37- and 54/57-Across 43 Place for a shepherd
54 With 57-Across, overextended 44 Centaur who was killed by Hercules
57 See 54-Across 45 Black belt, e.g.
58 Tiny treasures from the sea 46 “You betcha!”
60 Dots in la mer 48 Quintet instrument
62 Language of the Lahore Post 51 Weak punch?
63 Way up 53 Dickens’s Fagin, e.g.
64 In addition 55 Paris’s Pont ___ Arts
65 Quit 56 “Toodles!”
66 Come ___ surprise 59 Above capacity, for short
67 Celebration 61 Harden

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