The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Blondie’s maiden name in “Blondie” 10 Post something 12 One taking a lot of credit, maybe? 14 Sly remarks? 15 Many necklines 16 Spot for Spot 18 Abbr. on a foundation stone 20 Mosaicist 21 Pomeriggio follower 22 High-grade? 24 Novelist who wrote “I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living” 25 Hamburger order 26 Nocturnal predators of fiction 28 “Because I said so” is not one 29 Tony ___, official character voice of Donald Duck 30 Spartan, e.g. 31 Land north of England, in poetry 32 Turned sickly yellow 33 Aligns 34 Song royalties org. 35 Pasquale ___, baritone at the Metropolitan Opera 36 Meals for seals 37 Standard & ___ 39 In ___ (untouched) 40 “The Big Bang Theory” character 41 Like certain ecclesiastical councils 43 Critically examine 44 Democratic principle 47 Setup for a Netflix film, say 48 Gigantic

Down

1 Canine command 2 Airing 3 William Wordsworth, e.g. 4 Its player may have a yen for gambling 5 Things that cover all the bases? 6 Grow, as sympathies 7 Whiskered, fish-eating creature 8 Maker of thousands of cars annually 9 Term of endearment 10 Hip-hop icon born Lisa Williamson 11 Paper signed before filming begins 12 Kind of pie that’s actually a cake 13 Howdy Doody and others 14 Toadyish response 17 Was successful in the end 19 Files away? 21 Doesn’t go straight, in a way 23 Sparta, e.g. 25 Big name in windows 27 Nashville awards org. 28 Subj. of tax exemption 30 Changers of locks 32 Sands 34 Beautiful, in Bogotá 37 Material for a baking vessel 38 Name changed in Genesis 17:15 41 A taste 42 Turn on the ice 45 Tiny amount 46 Gray head?