N.Y. Times Crossword – Saturday, October 7, 2017

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By: Byron Walden
Theme: None
Difficulty (0-10):  4
Time: 29:50

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1 Dystopian backdrop 1 “Caveat: Realism, Reagan and Foreign Policy” memoirist
10 Icy 2 Rudy Giuliani or Chris Christie, for short
15 Self-evident 3 Fabulous speaker?
16 Give takes 4 1970 hit with a spelled-out title
17 Director/co-star of “The Bigamist,” 1953 5 Self-satisfied
18 Second-oldest national park in North America 6 Hurricane-prone area, maybe
19 Pre-moving day events 7 Up for debate
21 Snarler 8 Candy ass?
22 Knock off 9 Green field?
23 Weapon swung by a gaucho 10 A host
24 Unslurred speech? 11 Org. concerned with 9-Down
30 Form a 44-Across 12 The early ’60s, in U.S. politics
31 Song on the soundtracks of “Lilo & Stitch” and “Surf’s Up” 13 Rigged for cruising
32 Hungers 14 Bear, somewhat
34 Champagne grapes 20 One who tries to avoid being touched
35 Line of clothing 23 Combo with strainers and jiggers
37 Princess Fiona, for one 24 Insubstantial fare
39 Basic Italian bistro 25 They go to all the best spots
40 Corvine calls 26 Going on and on
41 1989 Queen hit 27 Mounted
43 Baby’s cut 28 ___ the Great, detective of children’s stories
44 Entente 29 Dish transmitters
45 ___ Britton, mistress of Warren Harding who had a sensational 1927 tell-all book 33 Prefix with thesis
46 Form of therapy in which patients act out events from their past 36 ___ du pays (homesickness: Fr.)
53 Rapper with the 1992 3x platinum debut album “The Chronic” 38 Stabilizer in suspensions
55 2005 film starring Richard Gere and Juliette Binoche 39 Improving, in Britspeak
56 Literally, “singing place” 40 Item in a health class demonstration
57 Offering to an idol 42 Consent
58 Windows forerunner 46 Stock holders
59 News pieces 47 2017 Tony-winning play about 1990s diplomacy
48 Letter opener
49 Heavy-metal band with the hit albums “Out of the Cellar” and “Infestation”
50 The East
51 Keyboard instrument
52 Grandmother of Jesus
54 Down Under critter

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