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New York Times, Thursday, May 13, 2021

Author:
Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
38-Across : "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" [1995]
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
407/17/200710/5/202410
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
812521012
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
471.6128367%
Natan Last
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2711/3/20137/26/202416
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
51374331
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
151.6218059%
Andy Kravis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 79, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKVXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Last. This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Kravis. Thursday freshness: 33%
Constructor notes:
The JASA Crossword Class just ended its spring semester this past week, but we will have a summer semester starting soon. The start date is ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I had no idea what was going on until well after I finished. Sadly, I figured these movies were all pairs of (loosely based) remakes. Or ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times5/13/21 ( No. 26,119 )
Across
1
Thymus, e.g. : GLAND
6
Man's name that can follow "v" or "r" to form an English word : IGOR
10
Blown away : AWED
14
Food staple referred to as "the gold of the Incas" : QUINOA
15
PlayStation's creator : SONY
16
Prego alternative : RAGU
17
Direction of some subway trains : UPTOWN
18
"Dude, Where's My Car?" [1979] : SALEMSLOT
20
What's on the agenda : ITEM
21
Excessively showy : GAUDY
23
Cheese akin to cheddar : COLBY
24
"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" [2019] : PARASITE
26
Petulant retort : CANSO
27
Wood strip : LATH
28
Snazziness : ELAN
30
Hill figure, for short : POL
32
Pal of Porthos and Aramis : ATHOS
35
Key of Beethoven's "Eroica" : EFLAT
37
"Qué ___?" : PASA
38
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" [1995] : THEUSUALSUSPECTS
41
C.D. holders, maybe : IRAS
42
Obsess in front of the mirror : PREEN
43
Much-abbreviated Latin phrase : IDEST
44
NPR's ___ Radio Hour : TED
45
Memorization : ROTE
46
"Swans Reflecting Elephants," e.g. : DALI
48
Spur : EGGON
50
"How the West Was Won" [1969, 2010] : TRUEGRIT
54
One of 150 in the Bible : PSALM
55
Award-winning Streep : MERYL
57
Hindu avatar : RAMA
58
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" [1990] : HOMEALONE
60
Settings for some courts : ARENAS
62
"You said it, sister!" : AMEN
63
Woody and Buzz's owner in "Toy Story" : ANDY
64
What was cool for a long time? : ICEAGE
65
Supermodel Holliday : TESS
66
Top dog : BOSS
67
One of a noted quintet : TASTE
Down
1
Sanjay of CNN : GUPTA
2
One of about five of blood in the average adult body : LITER
3
Out of the ordinary : ANOMALOUS
4
Partner of here : NOW
5
"Fiddlesticks!" : DANGIT
6
Children, in legalese : ISSUE
7
Spur : GOAD
8
Word before child or human : ONLY
9
Manhattan component : RYE
10
Firebug's activity : ARSON
11
Room for art : WALLSPACE
12
Results of flattery : EGOBOOSTS
13
___-free : DUTY
14
Bon mot : QUIP
19
Thom ___ (shoe brand) : MCAN
22
Fundamentally : ATHEART
25
Fresh stuff : SASS
26
Musical featuring the Jellicle Ball : CATS
28
"What ___?" : ELSE
29
Get a load of this! : LAUNDRY
31
Have legs, so to speak : LAST
32
Beavering away : ATIT
33
More than a couple : THREESOME
34
Psy-ops, say : HEADGAMES
36
Scram : FLEE
37
Breeders' documents : PEDIGREES
39
"___ reflection ..." : UPON
40
Rug buyer's consideration : PILE
45
Film that lost to "Green Book" for Best Picture : ROMA
47
Café order : AULAIT
49
Valleys : GLENS
50
Low pocket pair in Texas hold 'em : TREYS
51
Charged : RANAT
52
P.R. concern : IMAGE
53
Stun, in a way : TASE
54
Cool, '90s-style : PHAT
55
Like early Elvis records : MONO
56
Codas : ENDS
59
Chocolate ___ : LAB
61
Elvis's record label : RCA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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