The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Killer whale 5 Radio noise 11 Dude 14 “Awesome!” 15 City that shares an airport with Seattle 16 Uncooked 17 The sitcom writers met at a … 19 Point of no return? 20 I.C.U. test, maybe 21 MSNBC host Melber 22 Office or schoolroom furniture 24 Tested, as 26-Across 26 Casual Friday wear 28 The mathematicians met at a … 32 Expressed exasperation … or relief 35 Spider-Man, for Peter Parker 36 Suffix with serpent 37 Like some humor 38 Trio in elem. school 39 Neither a believer nor a disbeliever 43 Value highly 46 The pharmacists met at a … 48 Top-notch 49 “Methinks” 53 “The Bells of St. ___” (Bing Crosby film and song) 55 Telecom of old 56 Sports tiebreakers, for short 57 Shocked reaction, online 58 The Google employees met at a … 63 Place for a sensory deprivation tank 64 Trying experience 65 Many a TikTok user 66 Recipe amt. 67 Property in buildings and land 68 Designer Jacobs

Down

1 Maids a-milking, e.g. 2 Explorer on Mars 3 Welsh dog breed 4 Ginger ___ (soft drink) 5 Many an antiinflammatory medication 6 Radio studio session 7 Not just stand there 8 Informal “you,” en français 9 “As I would say,” in a text 10 Bushnell who wrote “Sex and the City” 11 Garment with a French name 12 Billiards accessory 13 Is shy, in a way 18 Group of officers 23 ___’acte 25 Biblical verb ending 26 Part of the calendar named for Caesar 27 “The Lord of the Rings” tree creature 29 Wacky comedy 30 Dungeons & Dragons monster 31 Societal expectation 32 Setting for “The King and I” 33 “Picnic” playwright William 34 Male/female pay differential, e.g. 37 “A constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy,” per Benjamin Franklin 40 Lubricated 41 Word with kick or cut 42 Palindromic bird 43 Terrestrial 44 Undercover activity? 45 That special touch, for short 47 Lion or tiger 50 Pyongyang’s peninsula 51 River frolicker 52 Boy band with the 2000 hit “Bye Bye Bye” 53 ___ likely to succeed 54 Roadies’ equipment 59 Bard’s “before” 60 Mathematician Lovelace 61 Seminary subj. 62 Dough dispenser