The New York Times Crossword

DOUBLE-DOUBLES By Will Nediger / Edited by Will Shortz

Will Nediger of London, Ontario, is a professional crossword constructor. Occasionally writers include things personal to them in their grids. Will writes, “As a parent of two young kids, 49-Down next to 50-Down really resonates with me.’’

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British dandy

Dennis the Menace types Really grand

The “A’’ in STEAM, for educators

Maker of the Aspire laptop Pain-relief brand Recordings for oral historians

Bound Slow-driving holiday parade in December? “Huh, didn’t expect to run into you here!’’ Musical piece like Smetana’s “Vltava’’ Club collections Movie genre ... or a shout on a movie set Onetime Yves Saint Laurent employer Make

Words at a pity party Arrange by category Update Wikipedia after the 2012 election? Yiddish for “pancake’’ Enthralled

Like some landscape photography

Assert confidently Banned, in a way Brand of “old-fashioned’’ root beer

Delicate bit of hair Subject of study for an insect psychologist? “Don’t love it, don’t hate it’’ Against Communication method that may be written with Stokoe notation, in brief Investigative journalist Farrow

Heroes that don’t wear capes Trademarked refrigerant Kind of gel Condiment drizzled on a taco

Shot followers Drumroll followers Blacken

Pale purple

Holi powder

Some announcements interrupting in-flight movies, for short Intelligence grp. featured on “Quantico’’ Promise from actor Damon’s friends regarding his movie premiere?

“To Sontag, to Sondheim, to anything taboo’’ musical Ceramic stewpot 84 86 87 88

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DOWN

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Philosophy influenced by the “I Ching’’

Eager assistant’s declaration

“It is what it is,’’ e.g. Corn ____ Art-shop purchase Words accompanying an offering to the ruler of the donkeys?

Partner worth holding on to Open acknowledgment Uncreatively draws from Busy locale in December Leah who wrote “Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology’’

Ivan the Great, for one Some holiday-tree decorations

Home of the poet Forugh Farrokhzad

Arrive too late to see a hotel being built? Number of worlds in Norse myth

Thought spot Russian pancakes Disney’s Queen of Arendelle

Pontiac muscle cars “The Crown ____ Worth Much’’ (Hanif Abdurraqib collection)

One who questions people’s motives Collect from the fields

Arbitrator’s asset Eight, in Spanish Plant with no flowers or seeds

Southern dish often made with buttermilk and cornmeal

Tuchus

Film composer Bernstein Ore locale Electronics-aisle array Jiffy

Ancient Italian region Dealt with minor issues? Some business-news topics, for short What’s still in cartoons? Many

Bring back on board Mount Rainier’s ____ Glacier

Small piano

Done hurriedly and carelessly Skyscraper feature First of all Screenwriter/actress Michaela

Moved cautiously

Soft white mineral Snapshot of a gamer’s progress

Duo inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 Aggravation 39 40 42 45 46

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Grab a midday meal with someone

Trolleys

Heads or tails Getting rid of Berkshire school since 1440 Western settlement area led by Brigham Young Major conflicts

Tired expression? When to read aloud to kids Bowling-alley device Swimming/cycling/running competitions, informally Zero-____ game Grow to a huge size Part of a clock Booby-prize winner’s place Unflinchingly candid Within a point or two, as scores

Two-time Olympic gold medalist in soccer Flagella relatives Medium for a birthday message

Body part that a dog uses to shake, e.g. 75 77 78 81

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102 105 106 77-Down’s color 75-Down gemstone

“To be continued ... ” Charlotte Corday, to JeanPaul Marat

Word after better or worse Simple graphics editor, informally

Guy

Getting along

No longer obsessed Italian-style cheese Strong strings

Adjust the spacing between, in typography Like a deserved comeuppance Soprano Nixon Director Ming-liang Pass the threshold Memphis’s river Pancake served with sambar

Onesie closure

Plan for the future, in brief? “America’s Got Talent’’ network

Do the Wright thing?