The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across 1 Lead on 6 Sigmatism 10 Sibs … or
Sigs, maybe 14 In ___
diagnosis 15 Forum
disclaimer 16 Not exactly old
money 17 Like some learning curves 18 Cartoon character created by a marine biologist 20 *TV celebrity who has owned both a clothing line and a wine brand 22 What may give
an artistic bias? 23 ___ star 27 *Nerve center in the abdomen that’s strongly affected by a punch 30 *1965 #1 Beach Boys hit 32 Friendliness 33 Language akin
to Tahitian 35 Place with a lot of monitors, for short 36 Studies 37 *Have membership in 38 Arctic drifter 39 It uses the 16-Across: Abbr. 40 Moved about
sinuously 41 Altarpiece
figure 42 *Classical
ensemble 44 *In the year of
our Lord 45 Pair on a ketch 46 1946 creation originally intended to calculate ballistics tables 48 Search engine feature … or what you literally need to do to answer the six starred clues 54 Kill, as time 57 Interpose 58 Hindu festival
of colors 59 Simple 60 Critic who wrote “Behind the Phantom’s
Mask” 61 Well-funded
grp.? 62 Some blockers 63 Jerks
Down 1 Boar’s head
feature 2 Kett of old
comics 3 Satisfy 4 Warms up 5 Clip art? 6 Fine thread 7 Push 8 One going
on foot? 9 Beer ___ 10 Strengthen 11 Hitch 12 Prize at las
Olimpiadas 13 Show utter despair, in a way 19 2003 Lopez/
Affleck flop 21 Pickup artist’s
skill, for
short? 24 ___ Barzini, “The Godfather” don 25 Back up 26 Following, as one’s word 27 Christian Grey’s specialty in “Fifty Shades of Grey” 28 Mario Puzo
sequel 29 Passenger ships 30 Bit of attire at an initiation ceremony 31 Directional ending 33 Endure a temperature of 110°, say 34 It’s sold by the yard 37 Seek change? 38 Zine distributors, perhaps 40 Go after 41 Crunchy
vegetable 43 Like some instructions that are important to read 44 Object 46 Environmentally
friendly greeting 47 Alfred who wrote “The Highwayman” 49 Gentle 50 Actor Clive of Cinemax’s “The Knick” 51 Are, in
Amiens 52 Exhaust
53 Mastoiditis specialists, for short 54 “___, me?” 55 30-minute
flight, e.g. 56 Any one of the
Marquises