The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Locale for part of Dinosaur National Monument 5 ___ Geo 8 Birthplace of the 44th U.S. president 14 Singer Simone 15 Comment from a klutz 16 Changes to survive 17 ___ State (Big Ten school) 18 Nietzschean ideal 20 Document for returned goods 22 “I’m such a bozo!” 23 Fortune 100 company with a heart in its logo 24 Site with selfies, familiarly 26 Produce, as an egg 27 Tree under which Siddhartha attained enlightenment 28 Feeling at Victoria Falls, say 31 Scent of an animal 33 Harden 34 “No worries” 36 Trait of a babe in the woods 38 Noted literary sisters 39 Like many Bluetooth headsets 40 Spanish for “Listen!” 41 Second 42 Director Craven 43 Buffalo ice hockey pro 45 It sees right through you, in brief 46 “The Handmaid’s Tale” author 47 One who whistles while working? 48 Six-footer Down Under 50 Ice cream brand whose first storefront was in Brooklyn Heights 55 Activity at singles bars 57 Popular cake topping ingredient 58 Diacritical mark resembling a dieresis, both of which are represented in this puzzle 59 Celebration six days after Xmas 60 Bit of smoke 61 Tributes containing insults 62 Ending with rip or whip 63 Results in
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1 Not acceptable, in a way 2 Mezzanine, e.g. 3 Youngest of the 38-Across 4 Whittle, e.g. 5 Inning-beginning stat 6 Some messages on old radios, for short 7 Poet who wrote “Do I dare / Disturb the universe?” 8 One of the “Five Colleges” of Massachusetts 9 End of a block? 10 Comedian Sykes 11 Lhasa ___ 12 Ski suit wearer’s annoyance 13 “Kinda sorta” 19 Uneaten part 21 Brown, for one 25 ___ Puente, a.k.a. El Rey del Timbal 26 Sarges report to them 27 Where one might sit for a spell? 28 When Macbeth slays Duncan 29 Serenaded, maybe 30 Instead 31 Kind of globe 32 It’s framed 33 Beachcombers’ headwear 35 Inhale 37 90° 38 “Peace” 40 Confers holy orders on 44 Greet with derision 45 All U.S. vice presidents until 2021 46 Vibes 47 Affirm again, as vows 48 TV character originally called “Baby Monster” 49 Kunis of “Black Swan” 51 “Saturn Devouring His Son” artist 52 German opera highlight 53 Relish 54 Soaks (up) 55 Lab coat 56 Ruler with a famed golden mask, informally