The New York Times Crossword
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1 Delivery at un hôpital
5 Fish eggs 10 Fundamentals
14 Sch. near Bel Air 15 Flexible pronoun with a slash
16 “T” on a test 17 Uncouth sort
18 Map detail
19 Had on
20 Piece of volleyball gear
22 Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” e.g. 24 Ukulele ridge 25 National park in southwest Utah 26 Harry Belafonte album whose first song is “Day-o” 29 Mix drinks
32 Most populous member of NATO, in brief
33 *Louis XIV’S nickname [NBA] 35 “Before” of yore 36 Friend of Thumper and Flower 38 Alexander Hamilton’s bill 39 No longer a minor 41 Sword with a three-sided blade 42 Streaming channel sometimes shown at grooming salons and veterinarians’ offices
44 Slugger who ended his career four shy of the 700 home run club 45 “Father _ _ _” (2022 Mark Wahlberg film)
47 Kimono sash
49 Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of 54 *Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” e.g. [MLB]
56 Military post
57 Strip of gear, as a ship
58 Plot line?
60 Garment for the Grim Reaper
61 ___ code
62 Office note
63 Apple product from 2001 to 2022 64 Eye afflictions 65 “Monday Night Countdown” cable channel
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1 Heftiness
2 Class that covers price ceilings and price floors, in brief
3 *Indication that a gas stove is functioning properly [NHL] 4 Diner or bistro
5 Therapy whose name is Japanese for “finger pressure”
6 Remain undecided 7 Donkey
8 “That was too close for comfort!” 9 Redditor, e.g. 10 Margaret ___, author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 11 *Grizzly, for one [NFL]
12 Medical breakthrough 13 Visionary
21 Coke competitor 23 Wild canine of Australia
26 27, for 3
27 Rush job letters 28 “I’m ___ your tricks!”
29 Windshield feature 30 Best Picture winner that becomes an earlier Best Picture nominee when an “F” is added to the front 31 Part of an oboe 34 Beer dispenser 37 “All rise” undoer 40 Legitimate object of attack
42 Branded lollipops 43 Long journeys 46 Road surface 48 London’s Big _ _ _ 49 Engine supercharger 50 Champagne grape 51 Bird with a lot of stuffing?
52 Pastis flavoring 53 Spices (up)
54 Sticky substance 55 Like a wet noodle 56 Scary 13th, to some: Abbr. 59 Prince, but not a princess