The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Tiny cheese sandwiches, of a sort 9 A thread winds around it 14 Nest-raiding insect 16 Surrender 17 Computer icon, e.g. 18 Paid to play 19 Pro’s opposite, in slang 20 Places frequented by Dorian Gray 22 Dish made from 7-Down 24 Nonnative plant? 25 Ironman race, briefly 28 Existing 32 Threw 36 One likely to have a large collection of albums 39 Grammywinning R. Kelly hit of 1996 40 They’re often upsetting 41 See 25-Down 42 Flowers named after the Greek word for “star” 43 Went nowhere 44 Abbr. by a blinking light 46 ___ Yantra (sacred Hindu diagram formed by nine interlocking triangles) 48 Stumble out of the gate, say 54 What “:” can mean 57 Teachers of karma 58 High-quality window composition 61 Sphere 62 “Wag the Dog” co-star, 1997 63 Bat around 64 “No need to elaborate” Down

1 Strike 2 Declaration after looking at one’s cards 3 ___ stand 4 Band with the gold-certified albums “Tres Hombres” and “El Loco” 5 Ignorant middle class, per H. L. Mencken 6 Fortune Global 500 bank 7 Ingredient in 22-Across 8 Take a shot 9 Inundate 10 Christmas decoration 11 Quinceañera, for 15-year-old girls 12 Neither up nor down 13 Joins 15 “Eww, stop!” 21 They’re old and tired 23 Work together 25 With 41-Across, one bending unexpectedly? 26 1994 Peace Prize sharer 27 Woman’s name meaning “peace” 29 Some wasp nest sites 30 Rid of impurities 31 Tree-tapping spigot 33 Some sporty Italian wheels 34 “The Simpsons” aunt 35 Meeting on the DL 37 Powerful tool for Dumbledore 38 Follows a healthful diet 45 Try 47 ___ of Langerhans (part of the pancreas) 48 Cut of meat 49 Boris Pasternak heroine 50 Parting of the clouds, maybe 51 After 52 Baroque artist Guido 53 Strong, sharp smell 55 Instrument with a needle, for short 56 Plant watcher, for short 59 River that forms part of the England/Wales boundary 60 Collected works