The New York Times

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1 Walk all over 6 Put back together 10 88 or 98 14 “It’s now or never” 16 Converge 17 Nailing a performance 18 Origination point of some drips 19 Sheet music abbr. 20 Having hit successfully, say 21 Weightlifter’s concern 22 Obliterates 24 Port whistler 25 Classic arcade game with a glass backboard that shatters 27 86 or 99 29 Still learning the ropes of 31 Large W.W. II area: Abbr. 32 Save 34 Agenda-topping issue 36 Momentarily 38 Started to work 41 Bratty girl on “Little House on the Prairie” 45 Qualifier in 46-Across 46 Messages with emojis 48 Size zero, say 49 Savory Indian appetizer 51 Marking for a very soft passage 53 Show great fondness 54 Abundance 55 Mothered or fathered 58 ___ pros. (lawsuit abbr.) 59 French filmdom 60 Rid of inefficient extras 62 What makes consumers blush? 63 Plays peacemaker 64 Pet sounds 65 They may be soaked up 66 They’re favorites

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1 Moorish castle 2 Heavy rain 3 Wrongly assumed 4 Some patrons: Abbr. 5 Voice-activated Amazon device 6 “The ponytail’s hipster cousin,” per GQ 7 Its honorees plan to become one 8 Org. for forensic specialist Abby Sciuto 9 Class clown’s comeuppance 10 Competitor of Cartier 11 Means of travel for a V.I.P. 12 Get sidetracked 13 Part of a blended family 15 Soupçon 23 Crafty sort 26 Article of attire with strings 28 Convictions 30 W.W. II service member 33 Old-fashioned letter opener 35 Dogged it 37 It shares a key with a caret 38 What motivates people to get to first base during a game? 39 Survivor’s cry 40 “Let’s get real here …” 42 Strong and majestic 43 Half spoken, half sung 44 Naturally blind 47 Flings 50 Eponym of USA Track & Field’s highest award 52 It may be poached 56 View from Catania 57 Photo ID issuers 61 Commander during John Brown’s capture in 1859