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New York Times, Monday, October 9, 2023

Author:
Zachary David Levy
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
28-Across : Large country house in ancient Rome
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Zachary David Levy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Levy. Monday freshness: 44%
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© 2023, The New York Times10/9/23 ( No. 26,998 )
Across
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Daddy's daddy : GRAMPA
7
Surrounded by : AMID
11
[It's f-f-freezing!] : BRR
14
Add criticism to criticism : PILEON
15
K, in the NATO alphabet : KILO
16
Lucy of 2000's "Charlie's Angels" : LIU
17
Vast South American watershed : AMAZONBASIN
19
Tiebreaker periods, for short : OTS
20
Hint : CLUE
21
Get together to relax and socialize : HANGOUT
23
Swedish furniture giant : IKEA
26
Hand bone : METACARPAL
28
Large country house in ancient Rome : VILLA
30
Touch, as on the shoulder : TAP
31
___ of Man : ISLE
32
NBC skit show since 1975, in brief : SNL
33
Coconut tree : PALM
35
"Delicious!" : YUM
37
Kitchen gadget : APPLEPEELER
41
Clairvoyant's gift, for short : ESP
42
Pizazz : ELAN
43
Sense of wonder : AWE
46
Zilch : NADA
49
"Facts ___ facts" : ARE
50
Slightly crooked : ASKEW
52
Nietzsche's superior man of the future : UBERMENSCH
56
Give up : CEDE
57
Document displayed in a professional's office : DIPLOMA
58
Food truck treat in a hard or soft shell : TACO
60
Wedding affirmation : IDO
61
Many a new venture in Silicon Valley … or a hint to 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across : TECHSTARTUP
66
Moviemaking locale : SET
67
Pennsylvania port : ERIE
68
Nevertheless : EVENSO
69
They work with R.N.s in I.C.U.s : MDS
70
Bobcat, by another name : LYNX
71
Took a load off : RESTED
Down
1
Transcript fig. : GPA
2
Outer edge : RIM
3
In the style of : ALA
4
Agave-based liquor : MEZCAL
5
Place for a cool dip : POOL
6
Per ___ (yearly) : ANNUM
7
Letters before an alias : AKA
8
Minor snafu : MISHAP
9
Related to a pelvic bone : ILIAC
10
Disco queen Summer : DONNA
11
Baseball hits that barely clear the infield : BLOOPS
12
Doing a crossword every morning, for many : RITUAL
13
Make noise like leaves in the wind : RUSTLE
18
Firefly or ladybug : BEETLE
22
Dirty buildup : GRIME
23
Hosp. hookups : IVS
24
Cousins and such : KIN
25
Jazz singer Fitzgerald : ELLA
27
Interferes (with) : TAMPERS
29
iOS downloads : APPS
34
Swiss or Italian peak : ALP
35
Vote of approval : YEA
36
Arm bone beside the radius : ULNA
38
Oyster's gem : PEARL
39
Puts in office : ELECTS
40
Tool for fall cleanup : RAKE
44
Exchange vows at the altar : WED
45
Mama sheep : EWE
46
Lifestyle that eschews clothing : NUDISM
47
Followed, with "by" : ABIDED
48
Bus stations : DEPOTS
49
Aleve alternative : ANACIN
51
Sports results : SCORES
53
Overnight option during a car trip : MOTEL
54
___ board (need for a manicurist) : EMERY
55
Contemptuous sort, in modern parlance : HATER
59
Give in under pressure : CAVE
62
Wizard's curse : HEX
63
Explosive inits. : TNT
64
Put to work : USE
65
Pea container : POD

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