New York Times - Aug 24 2017

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Clues Answers
'A Farewell to Arms' setting, briefly WWI
'Cleopatra' and 'Spartacus' EPICS
'r,' in a text RARE
'Success!' IGOTIT
2013 World Series champs REDSOX
51-Across, e.g SCI
58-Across, notably ESCAPEARTIST
A.P. exam inits ETS
Able to run smoothly, say OILED
Actor Cage, informally NIC
All-vegetarian frozen food brand AMYS
Apex predator of the ocean ORCA
Approach furtively, with 'on' STEALUP
Apt rhyme of 'squeak' EEK
Asylum seeker, maybe EMIGRE
Bids 'one club,' say OPENS
Billy HEGOAT
British Invasion band that launched Van Morrison's career THEM
Cartoonist who popularized Uncle Sam NAST
Chocolate ___ LAB
Classic record label EMI
Country whose national anthem is 'Nashid As-Salaam as-Sultani' OHMAN
Crushing, as a test ACHING
Cuisine with many curries THAI
D, in an emoticon GRIND
Elsa's sister in 'Frozen' ANNA
Fastest of three historic ships PINTA
Film technique - or a bad thing for it to get? PAN
Flow stopper DAM
Geographical name that comes from Old English for 'East Saxons' ESSEX
Goes out for a while? NAPS
Hawaii's ___ City, on an island of the same name LANAI
Hieroglyphic symbol EYE
Home of Arizona State University TEMPER
Individually APOP
It may contain gold ORE
Kind of pie PECAN
Latin lover's love AMOR
Lead-in to horse or lion SEA
Clues Answers
Like the smiling eyes of song IRISH
Like, so cute! ADORBS
Lily Tomlin's role in 'All of Me' EDWINA
Mess up ERR
Mexican silver city TAXCO
Mysterious gift? ESP
Needing Bengay, say SNORE
Not punish just yet WARN
Not so exciting MEH
Old-style hacker PHREAK
Olympics venue ARENA
One who probably doesn't get out much LOANER
Org. whose budget is classified NSA
Paris accord subj ECOL
Part of a magic show DISAPPEARINGACT
Part of a stable diet? HAY
Picnic coolers AIDES
Portmanteau ride MOPED
Pretoria's land: Abbr URSA
Pro FOR
Purchase that can be deleted APP
Recyclable item CYAN
Reid of Hollywood TIARA
Road sign animal DEER
Sigh of relief PHEW
Spills SLOOPS
Spongy sweet TRIFLE
Subject of this puzzle (who has himself done a 39-Across) HARRYHOUDINI
Swig from a flask NIP
Take out ERASE
Therefore HENCE
They're shocking TASERS
Tip-___ (easy baskets) INS
Total bore YAWNER
Tribute writer of sorts ODIST
Violator of YouTube standards SEXTAPE
What a plane lacks DEPTH
___ Gasol, six-time N.B.A. All-Star PAU
___ one-eighty DOA