The New York Times Crossword
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1 Cancel, as a mission
6 Noted feature of Saturn 10 Unclothed
14 Wealthy mogul
15 List-ending abbr.
16 Lots and lots
17 Educator who co-hosted “MythBusters”
19 Robin’s home
20 ___ Sutra
21 “Iron Man” Ripken of baseball
22 Property in a will
24 Country north of the Persian Gulf
25 Stand-up comedian with a self-titled sketch show
27 Originally known as
28 Dot on a domino
29 Paper towel layer
30 This year’s grads-to-be: Abbr.
31 Opera house solo
33 Place for sweaters, but not shirts?
35 Actor who starred as Jake Peralta on “Brooklyn NineNine”
39 Showing little emotion
40 Cause of low visibility in some cities
42 C.E.O.’s deg.
45 Run smoothly, as an engine
46 Music’s Lil ___ X
48 Hairstyles, for short
50 Civil rights activist hosting MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation”
53 Sunrise direction, in Spanish
54 Like a rural setting
55 Crumb-carrying insect
56 Papa, Mama or Baby, in a classic fairy tale
57 Very dry, as Champagne
58 Print ad phrase for infomercial products … or, parsed differently, a description of 17-, 25-, 35or 50-Across
61 Bedside light
62 Stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body
63 Nostalgia-evoking tune
64 Centers of hurricanes 65 Wasn’t truthful
66 Stinging insects
1 Darth Vader’s childhood name
2 Dangerous neighborhood
3 Political period of Biden’s vice presidency
4 Like the numerals I, V, X, L, etc.
5 Atlanta-based cable network 6 Make over
7 Country surrounding Vatican City
8 Continuously bother
9 Campus singing group
10 Language family that includes Zulu
11 First-string squads
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12 Membership roll
13 Joins, as a contest
18 Berry promoted as a superfood
23 Timidity
26 Kind of folder to check for a missing email
28 Popular noodle dish in Bangkok
32 ___ and outs
33 Squid’s ink holder
34 Upraised part of Lady Liberty
36 “It’s not for me to decide”
37 Foolish sort
38 Unexpected blessings
41 Heard something via the police hotline, say
42 Medium of Michelangelo’s David
43 High-definition disc format
44 Take for granted
46 “I’m set, but thanks anyway”
47 Opening stake
49 Starts a rally, in tennis
51 Start of an encrypted URL address
52 Personal liking
53 Virus named for a river in Africa
59 Fashion designer Anna
60 This very second