The New York Times Crossword
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1 Dance that might be accompanied by a fiddle 4 QB’s six-pointer 10 Withdraw from, as a class 14 Laudatory work 15 Forecast provider 16 Judicial cover-up? 17 Under the weather 18 Bros’ embrace 19 Supply-and-demand subj. 20 Rainy day savings 22 2005’s “King Kong” and 2021’s “Dune” 24 Lawyer’s title: Abbr. 25 Self-confidence 26 Lingerie material 29 Commando movie weapons 31 Filling station? 34 Neighbor of Afghanistan 35 Musical ability 36 Who might say “Who goes there?” 37 Waste container 38 Put in fancy duds 40 Actor Holland of “SpiderMan” films 41 Freshwater fish with a colorful name 43 Gerund suffix 44 Destination for an Apollo mission 45 Safe havens 46 On a cruise 47 Hypes (up) 48 Good thing to graduate with 50 Dashboard stat 52 They go up and down on a playground 54 Partial floor covering 58 Historical periods 59 “Beats me” 61 Slip up 62 What a tightrope walker walks on 63 Discord 64 Attribute of many celebrities 65 Makes after taxes 66 Greek goddess of the soul 67 Hardly any
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1 Link 2 Not doing anything 3 Styling products 4 Heavy hardcovers 5 *Trixie Mattel, e.g. 6 Feeling of guilt 7 German interjection 8 Impolite sounds at the dinner table 9 Jason of “Freaks and Geeks” 10 “Oh sure, that’ll totally happen!” 11 All-time low … or a musical hint to the answers to this puzzle’s starred clues 12 Cousin of a bassoon 13 Souvenirs from White House signings 21 Many a high school student 23 Sacred choral work 25 *Contact-free smooch 26 Fair and balanced type, astrologically 27 Strong and resilient type, astrologically 28 *Seasonal confection that may say “I Luv U” 30 Actor Efron 32 Apt rhyme for “group” 33 Songs that might be accompanied by an organ 36 *Sensation after consuming too many Pixy Stix, perhaps 38 “The People’s Princess” 39 Early afternoon hour 42 Follows some dentists’ advice 44 Bahama ___ 46 Fire felonies 49 Admit (to) 51 Pro golfer Calvin 52 Embroidered, e.g. 53 Lake below Huron 54 Knighted actor Guinness 55 Place to find brain coral 56 Prod 57 Get bigger 60 “___ me a river!”