Film star Brynner name-dropped in "I Shall Be Free" Crossword Clue

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More clues from the New York Times Bonus (October 1, 2026)

Across

1. ___ Touch, label for 1990s Dylan bootleg recordings
6. Family member to whom Dylan sings "you been on my mind"
10. Feel sore
14. In unison
15. ___ Lomax, ethnomusicologist who was a vocal critic of Dylan's decision to "go electric"
16. Knight's neighbor on a chessboard
17. "Blood on the Tracks" opener that Dylan claimed "took ten years to live and two years to write"
20. Aunt, in Spanish
21. Things filled out in waiting rooms
22. Not mine
23. Has some bread or caviar, say
25. "Waltzing With ___," country classic covered in the Basement Tapes sessions
26. Maggie's property, in a 1965 Dylan song title
27. Bookcase component
29. Hoodwinked
31. Modern term of endearment
34. Aladdin's monkey sidekick
36. Concert lineup
37. "It ___ Me, Babe," Dylan hit that opens with the lyrics "Go ’way from my window / Leave at your own chosen speed"
38. Minnesota town where young Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan
42. Dylan's iconic 1960s Wayfarer sunglasses, e.g.
44. Nails, as a test
45. ___ Mahal
47. South, in Spain
48. Brew that might soothe a singer's throat
49. Beauty parlor
51. Baby sheep
55. Bit of nest-building material
57. Shorten, as pants
59. Burrowing garden pest
60. Guitar accessories
62. Like Dylan's singing voice
64. Indie music's ___ Iver
65. Protest song that has been recorded by hundreds of artists, including versions translated into German and Swedish
68. Jubilation
69. Dog's buried treasure
70. Wordsmith Oscar who, unlike Dylan, never won an Oscar
71. Eight bits
72. Not much
73. Scornful expression that some hear in the delivery of "Like a Rolling Stone"

Down

1. Nonglossy photo finishes
2. Old Testament book echoed in "All Along the Watchtower"
3. Give to charity, as Dylan does with "Christmas in the Heart" royalties
4. Director Lee
5. "___ Portrait" (controversial 1970 album)
6. Iberian capital in "Boots of Spanish Leather"
7. Dylan, vis-à-vis the University of Minnesota
8. Contents of an atlas
9. Musician DiFranco who toured with Dylan in 1997 and 2003
10. See 32-Down
11. Record label that signed Dylan in 1961
12. "Theme Time Radio ___," Dylan's freeform musical podcast
13. Scrapes (out), as a living
18. Greek goddess of the dawn
19. Marathon swimmer Diana who mentally sings the song at 37-Across to keep time
24. Big hunks
26. Crumbly cheeses
28. Law enforcement org.
30. For each
32. With 10-Down, Michigan college town where the relatively unknown "Bob Dillon" made a 1962 folk festival appearance
33. U.F.O. flyers
35. Remove ID from, as an Instagram post
37. Biblical name meaning "exalted father" (and Dylan's father's name!)
38. Dylan wears a corduroy one on the cover of his debut album
39. Surface swept by a curler
40. Ginsberg or Kerouac, e.g.
41. Folksy lass
43. Film star Brynner name-dropped in "I Shall Be Free"
46. "Visions of ___," one of thirteen Dylan songs on Rolling Stone's original "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list
49. "Yes, yes!," in Spanish
50. Like matryoshka dolls
52. Alabama city Dylan was stuck inside of "with the Memphis blues again"
53. "___ on ___," album with the songs "I Want You" and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"
54. To whom a lost letter might be returned
56. "Holy cow!"
58. Dashboard abbr.
60. Legendary N.Y.C. punk music club
61. Friend in a conflict
62. Absolute hoot
63. Churchyard trees
66. Sports org. for Pistol Pete, the inspiration behind "Dignity"
67. Come out on top

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Questions

What is the answer to “Film star Brynner name-dropped in "I Shall Be Free"”?

YUL, 3 letters.

When was “Film star Brynner name-dropped in "I Shall Be Free"” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times Bonus crossword of October 1, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

3 letters, starting with Y.