The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across 1 Letters meaning “Make it snappy!” 5 Mouthpuckering 9 Sidewalk’s edge 13 Nut from Australia 15 Actress Raymonde of “Lost” 16 Wall fixture for a landline 17 Gives off, as light 18 Beetle Bailey’s superior 19 Abounds (with) 21 Stage prompt 22 Cremation vessel 23 Bathroom bar offering socalled “roundthe-clock” protection 25 Quilting or crossword solving, e.g. 30 Spanish rice dish 31 One-percenters and such 34 Reddish 35 Start, as a meeting 38 Q-tip, for one 40 The “A” and “S” of 1-Across 41 Biblical land 44 Doing sentry duty 48 Candy suckers in the form of jewelry 51 Historical period 52 “I Like ___” (1950s campaign button) 53 Science fiction writer Asimov 55 Yearns (for) 57 Make an offer for at auction 59 Trendy, much-used lingo … or a hint to the starts of 16-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across 61 Barely making, with “out” 62 Postal letters, deprecatingly 63 Location 64 Temporary rain cover 65 Chip or coin thrown in the pot Down Excites 1 2 African desert 3 Squirrel’s stash 4 Twinge of guilt 5 ___ Mahal 6 Amo, amas, ___ … 7 Like notquite-mashed potatoes 8 George of the original “Star Trek” 9 Filming device, informally 10 Monochromatic 11 Sacred ceremonies 12 Salary before bonuses 14 Actor Billy ___ Williams 15 Model 3 electric car maker 20 An “X” might “mark the spot” on one 24 Venus’s tennis doubles partner 26 Earl Grey pouch on a string 27 Needing medicine, say 28 Thousand thou 29 “At Last” singer ___ James 32 Goddess of the dawn 33 Meh 35 Stopped all that yapping 36 Presidential son Reagan 37 ___ Jones industrial average Old-fashioned 38 39 writers Hawaiian surfing mecca Mimicking 42 43 45 Rejections Capital of Iran 46 College degree unit 47 Big inconvenience 49 Blue Ribbon brewery 50 Place to sweat it out 54 Ruler until 1917 55 Hole-making tool 56 Result of a serious head injury 58 ___ Direction (boy band) 60 Nada