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NY Times, Tue, Mar 22, 2016 by NYTimes

Across

  1. 1. Fail big-time
  2. 5. To any degree
  3. 10. Cash caches, briefly
  4. 14. "Garfield" drooler
  5. 15. Artoo-___
  6. 16. Pan handler
  7. 17. ___ Raton, Fla.
  8. 18. Clear, in a way
  9. 19. Once-popular roadside chain, familiarly
  10. 20. Losing some love handles, say
  11. 22. "Yes sir" overseas
  12. 24. Manhattan neighborhood next to SoHo
  13. 26. ___ bear
  14. 30. Maxim magazine's intended audience
  15. 31. Arouse, as curiosity
  16. 36. French female friend
  17. 37. The "common" sort is said to be not so common
  18. 39. Yawn-provoking
  19. 40. Walmart competitor
  20. 42. Fiji competitor
  21. 44. Where scrubs are worn, for short
  22. 45. "Mazel ___!"
  23. 47. Floor coat
  24. 48. Bosox great Carl, familiarly
  25. 49. They're never away
  26. 52. Pet lovers' org.
  27. 55. Precollege exams
  28. 56. Car radio button
  29. 60. Tiniest bit
  30. 62. Commercial ending with Water
  31. 63. Botanist's specialty
  32. 64. One way of ordering things, like all the consonants in rows three, six and nine
  33. 67. Unexpected hit
  34. 68. Just as good
  35. 69. Sister fast-food chain of Carl's Jr.
  36. 70. Browning's "How Do I Love Thee?" and others

Down

  1. 1. Common clown name
  2. 2. Consume too much of, in brief
  3. 3. Sheet rock?
  4. 4. Rosary part
  5. 5. Puff ___
  6. 6. Golf reservation
  7. 7. Org. shifted to the Dept. of Justice in 2003
  8. 8. Eases
  9. 9. Sudoku solver's need
  10. 10. Arthritis symptom
  11. 11. SpongeBob or Scooby-Doo
  12. 12. Self-confidence, slangily
  13. 13. Hershey toffee bar
  14. 21. "Give ___ rest!"
  15. 23. Easy mark
  16. 25. Title rat of a 1972 film
  17. 26. Bruce Lee's role in TV's "The Green Hornet"
  18. 27. Longtime Sudanese president ___ al-Bashir
  19. 28. Puts on TV
  20. 29. One of six for an insect
  21. 32. Fingers, as a perp
  22. 33. Where ships get loaded
  23. 34. Bone below the elbow
  24. 35. Part of QE2: Abbr.
  25. 37. Defeat soundly
  26. 38. Red-coated cheeses
  27. 41. D.D.E.'s charge in W.W. II
  28. 43. Timber feller
  29. 46. Sunset prayer service
  30. 47. New York's ___ Glen State Park
  31. 49. Discussed, with "out"
  32. 50. Trot or canter
  33. 51. California's ___ Sea
  34. 52. Cut drastically, as prices
  35. 53. Big name in windows
  36. 54. Lark
  37. 57. Wavy-patterned fabric
  38. 58. Concern for a fall gardener
  39. 59. Thick locks
  40. 61. 3M product
  41. 63. Be a toady
  42. 65. Stinger
  43. 66. Workplace for some veterinarians

This puzzle was published on Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016 in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Edited by Will Shortz.

— NYTimes

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