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NY Times, Wed, Feb 24, 2016 by NYTimes

Across

  1. 1. Lofty in thought or manner
  2. 5. Like the area between city and farm
  3. 10. Puts down by force
  4. 14. Apple originally marketed to schools
  5. 15. Blackmore's Doone
  6. 16. M.I.T. part: Abbr.
  7. 17. M.I.T. part: Abbr.
  8. 18. Make impure
  9. 19. City on the Arno
  10. 20. S.U.V. named for a lake
  11. 22. Football legend Amos Alonzo ___
  12. 24. Number of states that border the Mississippi
  13. 25. Composer of music "as ignorable as it is interesting"
  14. 26. D-Day vessels, for short
  15. 28. With all judges present
  16. 30. Greet, as the new year
  17. 32. Popular Bach piece for the lute
  18. 33. Twinings in London is one
  19. 36. Super Bowl highlights, to many
  20. 37. Goes underwater ... or a hint to the answers on the perimeter of this puzzle
  21. 40. "Six-pack" muscles
  22. 42. Talent show judge, often
  23. 45. LP protectors
  24. 48. Bow respectfully
  25. 50. Fruitcake fruit
  26. 51. Eartha who sang "C'est Si Bon"
  27. 53. Mani-pedi spot
  28. 54. Mens ___ (criminal intent)
  29. 55. "Star Wars" droid, informally
  30. 57. Upper reaches of space
  31. 59. "You've Got a Friend ___"
  32. 61. Yoga posture
  33. 63. Diva ___ Te Kanawa
  34. 64. Wasabi ___ (bar snack)
  35. 65. Politico lampooned by Fey
  36. 66. Sign to heed
  37. 67. Underlying theme
  38. 68. Take away
  39. 69. Become less intense

Down

  1. 1. Renter from a renter
  2. 2. "This is no joke!"
  3. 3. Speed of sound
  4. 4. Guitar amp effect
  5. 5. Extreme: Abbr.
  6. 6. Comedians' shindig
  7. 7. Yanks' allies in W.W. I and II
  8. 8. Visitor to Siam, on stage and film
  9. 9. "Explorer" channel
  10. 10. Stock market fluctuation
  11. 11. Acrobat's wear
  12. 12. Dead Sea Scrolls sect
  13. 13. Meat of the matter
  14. 21. College benefactor Yale
  15. 23. Serengeti antelope
  16. 27. Hoity-toity sort
  17. 29. Rio's land, to natives
  18. 31. Thigh-slapper
  19. 32. Capital on the Aare
  20. 34. World Series game sextet
  21. 35. Triton's domain
  22. 38. Tale of adventure
  23. 39. Send over the moon
  24. 40. Property recipient, in law
  25. 41. Loser to VHS
  26. 43. Sushi bar option
  27. 44. Like the pointed end of a pencil
  28. 45. The "2" in the formula for water, e.g.
  29. 46. U.S. broadcaster overseas
  30. 47. Totally absorbed
  31. 49. U.S.S. Nautilus, for one
  32. 51. Eucalyptus-munching animal
  33. 52. Column style
  34. 56. Central figure in a Mussorgsky opera
  35. 58. Ring stoppages, for short
  36. 60. Guinness suffix
  37. 62. Formicide's target

This puzzle was published on Wednesday, Feb 24, 2016 in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Edited by Will Shortz.

— NYTimes

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