N.Y. Times Crossword – Tuesday, October 3, 2017

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By: Chuck Deodene
Theme: Islands
Difficulty (0-10):  2
Time: 10:16

ACROSS DOWN
1 River to the Caspian Sea 1 A shady person may give off a bad one
6 Speedy 2 Track shape
11 ___ the line (obey) 3 Water ___ (pond plant)
14 Like some walls at Harvard 4 Subsists
15 Tureen dipper 5 Parting word that’s 80% vowels
16 Humble dwelling 6 ___-mo
17 One might stare at the Sun 7 Medal of Honor recipient
19 Suffix in many ore names 8 Something to strive for
20 Paris’s ___ Palace 9 Served in blazing liquor
21 Submarine sandwich meat 10 ?
22 Linux forerunner 11 Set one’s sights low
23 It holds four pecks 12 Tummy protrusion
26 NBC host Carson 13 Writing in digital format
29 1986-2001 Earth orbiter 18 Famed German hypnotist
30 Outback flock 22 Banco de México money
31 Prefix with sex or cycle 24 ___ Royal Highness
32 Bar habitué’s order, with “the” 25 Slightly off
33 Retort to a doubter 26 Channel for fumes
36 With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen … or of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? 27 All over again
38 See 36-Across 28 Player who might tackle a wide receiver
39 Message that might start with “@” 32 Kind of dish at a lab
40 Whitney and Shasta, for two: Abbr. 34 Old-fashioned dagger
42 “To Kill a Mockingbird” author 35 Had too much, briefly
43 Former piece of an ice shelf 37 Places for crowns
45 Affirmative in “Fargo” 38 Really suffering, so to speak
46 Huskies’ haul 40 Neighbor of Bangladesh
47 Manager at a train depot 41 Touch in baseball
51 What an insole helps support 44 “Leave!”
52 Darlin’ 46 Rock bands?
53 Julius who sang “Anywhere I Wander,” 1953 47 “Open wide!”
57 [Har har!] 48 Cease-fire
58 Discussions that might lead to a treaty 49 “Psycho” mother
60 Master pilot 50 Birth-related
61 Capital of Jordan 54 Plaza de toros cries
62 Wiped out big-time 55 Tackles a black diamond trail, say
63 ___ Royal Highness 56 Concerning
64 Moist-eyed 58 Liposculpture target
65 Catch at a rodeo 59 “With ___ luck …”

 

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