The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 “Wish I could live like that …” 11 Some radio announcements, in brief 15 First winning presidential ticket to alternate vowels and consonants 16 Schmooze 17 Where the entirety of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was filmed 18 Folderol 19 Common Italian verb ending 20 Brewery supply 21 Amoeba feature 23 Michael of “Superbad” 25 Shake hands, perhaps 26 Many jingles 30 People of Burundi 31 Huffing and puffing, e.g. 33 Spread out at a party 34 Free 37 Bishop’s group 39 Some fridges 40 Deadlines? 42 It might be captured on a safari 44 Who famously said “I really didn’t say everything I said” 46 Some seaside gatherings 50 “In the end …” 52 Rear guard? 53 Drink that comes with a wide straw 54 Chinese ___, food also called nagaimo 57 Approval inits. 58 Like much of Sudan 59 One with news to share, often 62 Musical Case 63 Counter request 64 Sharp 65 People might have personal ones for what they do

Down

1 R&B artist with the 3x platinum 1995 debut album “Miss Thang” 2 Went for a ride, in a way 3 Carpenters, at times 4 Website with a “Got a Tip?” page 5 Boxing champ Max 6 Site for a snipe 7 It turns red in Exodus 8 B.C. neighbor: Abbr. 9 Gathering that occurs once per decade 10 Call everything off 11 Caused a ruckus 12 Poor cell connection? 13 What you find kitsch in 14 Sources of some tips 22 Line on a map: Abbr. 24 Land on the Med. 25 Alternative to a Gallup survey 27 “Utter your gravity ___ a gossip’s bowl”: “Romeo and Juliet” 28 Tennis great with the most consecutive weeks ranked #1 in the world (377) 29 Devices used to sterilize medical equipment 32 Racket 34 Take the money and run, say 35 Rule that’s often broken 36 Kawasaki offering 38 Cold War inits. 41 Walk all over 43 Put down 45 Word with fair or film 47 Garment of the Middle East 48 Like Meg among the March sisters 49 Close calls 51 CVS Health acquisition of 2018 54 Subject of numerous hoaxes 55 Tablet collection 56 Grow out of something, say 60 Doctor’s orders, for short 61 Mens ___

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