The New York Times Crossword

Julian Kwan of Dumont, N.J., is a software test engineer. He started solving crosswords at the University of Pennsylvania. Noticing that all Times puzzles had bylines, he said, “I figured, Why couldn’t one of them be me, right? ACROSS

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SAT section eliminated by the College Board in 2021 Firth person? Best-selling book of all time Get the attention of Sister-in-law of Prince William

Lead-in to pilot

Stick on “Goodness gracious!’’ Nod off at a self-serve restaurant?

Jupiter, exempli gratia [Turn the page] Sooner, informally Diamond stat

Get down and dirty, in dialect

Bovine disease

Fancy flooring for an R.V.? Home of Etihad Airways: Abbr.

Eyeball creepily Requirement

Hoops grp.

Like universal blood recipients

One layer of a seven-layer dip

What the prestigious ice sculptor had?

Unable to think clearly Goes nowhere, say Word with holy or heating Grammy-winning singer Cash

Certain elite school Appear

Back in the U.S.S.?

Org. to which Taft was elected president after serving as U.S. president “Yes, that’s clear’’

“Let everyone else get some steak before taking seconds!’’ Mooches

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Grand Central info Surreptitious bit of communication “What have we here!’’ Like many characters in Alison Bechdel cartoons Nintendo release of 2006 Show runner

2013 Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical “We should stall!’’ Long-stemmed mushroom Egyptian god of the afterlife Llama’s head?

Button clicked to see the rest of an article

Not out, say

Target of the heckle “What game are you watching?!’’ Why no one hangs out in actors’ dressing rooms these days?

Played obnoxiously loudly At 10 or 11 p.m., say Part of lifeguard training Navigation app

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Lucky charm American ____ (century plant)

Bathroom fixture that one never asked for?

Their heads get dirty Dirt

Typos for exclamation marks if you fail to hit Shift Opposite of neat ____ strategy

Fills to the max

Set (on) Bathroom-door sign ____ salt (magnesium sulfate) Mixed-martial-arts great Anderson

What a hiree should be brought up to

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Knocked in a pocket, in pool Handle a job satisfactorily Additional

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Many a maid of honor, informally

Create an account?

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Marvel group led by Hercules

____ monkey

Lucky charm

Plague

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Cheese sometimes paired with fig jam

Subject of the Iran-contra affair Requirements for witnesses Jessica of “L.A.’s Finest’’ Believer in Jah Book-fair organizer, maybe, in brief

Longtime procedural set in Washington, D.C. Foreshadow

Pass up?

Declare

“All in the Family’’ mother Tissue that’s prone to tearing, for short Italian car since 1907 Enemy in the game Doom Sticks in a box?

Style of women’s leather handbags

Isaac and Rebekah’s firstborn

Piece with a title like “10 Best Places to ... ‘’

First mate?

Recolor Comparatively neat Johnson & Johnson skincare brand

Moniker after a lifestyle change

Initial problem for a storied duckling

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Golden ratio symbol Actress Patricia of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s’’ Phone, wallet, ____ (traveler’s mental checklist)

Gaudy jewelry

Word in obituaries Eponymous member of the Ford family

Most cheerful Fictional establishment selling Duff Beer Option for an overnight guest

Campsite org. Antacid brand

Forms of some mythological sea creatures Turn into

Bob hopes? Garment worn with a choli Something Pharaoh’s dream foretold in Genesis Make a goat Heavies

“Pearls Before ____’’ (comic strip)

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Sculptor with a dedicated museum in Philadelphia Throw out Showers attention (on) Lemon-bar ingredient Food-service-industry lobby, for short Command to a dog Male swan

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