N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Idiosyncratic sorts 9 J.J. ___, director of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 15 Irrational suspicion 16 Unpleasant accompanier of a headlock 17 “M*A*S*H” star 18 Cosmic order, in Hinduism 19 Her first scene is with R2-D2 20 Google or Yahoo offering 22 Payroll ID, for short 23 FedEx alternative 25 Aries animal 26 Betty White’s role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” 32 Knight’s steed 35 Choreographer Alvin 36 Baseball’s Felipe, Matty or Jesus 37 Many a word ending in -gon 40 NBC’s “The More You Know” spots, e.g. 41 Place for a sweater 43 Craftsmanship from a barista 45 Moniker of an 18th-century British statesman 48 Answer to “Who is?” 49 AOL alternative 50 Engine part 53 Sorting criterion at the women’s department 58 Massive 59 Vegetable with a pungent taste 60 Teaches 63 Word in 17 Monopoly property names 64 Short piano piece 65 Indulges in too much Netflix, say 66 Certain spears … or a curious spelling feature of 1-, 20-, 26-, 45- and 53-Across?

DOWN

1 October birthstones 2 Broad valleys 3 Deplete, as savings 4 Fox News host Perino 5 Spanish article 6 Rank above maj. 7 Speedy DC Comics sidekick 8 German coal district 9 From the mountains of Peru 10 European region that lent its name to a nonconforming lifestyle 11 Wander 12 Taj Mahal city 13 “Rent” role 14 Certain Navy specialist 21 Sea eagle 23 Rock’s White Stripes, e.g. 24 His and ___ 26 Railroad switch 27 Writer Zora ___ Hurston 28 Dodge model named after a snake 29 “Let It Go” singer in “Frozen” 30 In the neighborhood 31 Part of GPS: Abbr. 32 Stinger with a slender “waist” 33 Jai ___ 34 Lopsided game 38 Highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival 39 Snow may push them back, for short 42 Under discussion 44 Number of sides on a decagon 46 Corned beef dishes 47 Big initials in the recording industry, once 50 Interrupt 51 Hollywood power player 52 Tablelands 53 Visually uninspiring 54 Sitarist Shankar 55 Genesis locale 56 Snitch 57 Piquancy 58 “Cherish those hearts that ___ thee”: Shak. 61 Lead-in to code, on a computer 62 Heel