0503-23 NY Times Crossword 3 May 23, Wednesday

Constructed by: Samuel A. Donaldson
Edited by: Will Shortz

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Today’s Reveal Answer: Oops!…I Did It Again

Themed answers are common phrases that include the word “IT”, but with an extra “IT” letter string inserted:

• 60A Britney Spears classic … or a confession applicable to three answers in this puzzle? : OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN

• 16A Vicious pet handler’s query? : WHO CAN IT BITE NOW? (from “Who can it be now?”)
• 28A Observation when the collection plate is overflowing? : IT’S A GOOD TITHING (from “It’s a good thing”)
• 47A “So much for my theory that the universe has no end”? : I GUESS IT’S FINITE (from “I guess it’s fine”)

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Bill’s errors: 0

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I have been traveling for a few days, and will be for a few days more. As a result, I have been struggling to keep up with crosswords and posts. I managed to write up this abbreviated post for today’s puzzle, and will get to the full write-up just as soon as I can.

Apologies, and thank you for your understanding.

Bill

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Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1 Beer pong needs : CUPS
5 Part of a Halloween costume, maybe : FANGS
10 French wine cocktail : KIR
13 Mythological meanie : OGRE
14 Underway, to Sherlock Holmes : AFOOT
15 Medical fluids : SERA
16 Vicious pet handler’s query? : WHO CAN IT BITE NOW? (from “Who Can It Be Now?”)
19 Barnyard male : TOM
20 Western bloc with a single currency : EUROZONE
21 “Full Frontal” host Samantha : BEE
23 Unwelcoming : ICY
26 Georgia, for most of the 20th century, in brief : SSR
27 Cranberry harvest site : BOG
28 Observation when the collection plate is overflowing? : IT’S A GOOD TITHING (from “It’s a good thing”)
32 Himalayan capital, as it’s sometimes spelled : KATMANDU
33 Fresh start? : NEO-
34 “Frozen” queen : ELSA
35 Obama health law, for short : ACA
37 Dog ___ (potential locale for a Pawmates meetup) : PARK
41 Stubborn Seuss character, with “the” : … ZAX
44 Alternative to United or Delta : AMERICAN
47 “So much for my theory that the universe has no end”? : I GUESS IT’S FINITE (from “I guess it’s fine”)
51 Nickname that might drop -han : NAT
52 Sex columnist Savage : DAN
53 Language in which “Nebraska” means “flat river” : OTO
54 Summer coat? : DEW
55 Seize hastily : GLOM ONTO
58 Target of an uppercut punch : JAW
60 Britney Spears classic … or a confession applicable to three answers in this puzzle? : OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN
65 Pre-calc course : TRIG
66 Cuts out : OMITS
67 Requests : ASKS
68 The Kraken, on scoreboards : SEA
69 Look after : SEE TO
70 Seehorn of “Better Call Saul” : RHEA

Down

1 Intimidate : COW
2 “Not this again!” : UGH!
3 Some occupations? : PROTESTS
4 Dry, as vino : SECO
5 Pamphlet or palm leaf, in a pinch : FAN
6 “100 Years … 100 Movies” org. : AFI
7 Composer’s mark : NOTE
8 Lose one’s shirt, say : GO BUST
9 Adds to the mix : STIRS IN
10 Skywalker mentor : KENOBI
11 Attach, as a patch : IRON ON
12 Common topping for steak tartare : RAW EGG
15 Declares, informally : SEZ
17 Bestie, in Bolivia : AMIGA
18 Dessert that sounds like a cause for a lawsuit : TORTE
21 Peloton equipment : BIKE
22 Abbr. at the end of a series : ET AL
24 Comic-___ : CON
25 Skywalker mentor : YODA
29 Floor : AMAZE
30 Bygone Venetian coin : DUCAT
31 Invitation to a hitchhiker : HOP IN
36 “Are not” retort : AM SO
38 Treatment for some jeans : ACID WASH
39 Figure of interest? : RATE
40 Had no doubt : KNEW
42 “Me too,” stiffly : AS DO I
43 Tic-tac-toe marks : XS AND OS
45 Newbie newt : EFT
46 Popular Spanish wine : RIOJA
47 Metal bars : INGOTS
48 In abundance : GALORE
49 Sweet spot? : UTOPIA
50 Eventually : IN TIME
56 Certain umami source, for short : MSG
57 Garfield’s pal in the funnies : ODIE
59 Vegan substitute for gelatin : AGAR
61 “The Addams Family” cousin : ITT
62 General associated with Chinese food : TSO
63 Mike’s partner in candy : IKE
64 D.C. group engaged in [REDACTED] : NSA

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