The New York Times Crossword

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1 Cardamominfused tea 5 Not give up, say 10 Pronoun before “it may concern” 14 Partner of raised 15 China’s Zhou ___ 16 Place that generates buzz 17 Ate and ran, say 19 Almost closed 20 ___ on actual events 21 Fit to live in 23 “The Goldfinch” writer Donna 25 Some E.R. cases 26 Make a scapegoat of 28 Kigali resident 32 Title of respect 33 Unclear mental state 36 Throw with force 37 Legendary Himalayan humanoid 41 Capacious 42 Not falling for 43 Play for a sucker 44 Place to pitch a product 46 Entice 49 Amber quaff 50 Catherine of “Beetlejuice” 52 The magic word? 56 Japanese automaker 60 Jabba the ___ (“Star Wars” meanie) 61 Core exercises … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle 63 Relative of a cor anglais 64 Consumes, in a way 65 Sharer’s word 66 Tear to bits 67 Food service giant 68 Norse god of thunder DOWN 1 N.Y.C. venue for the Ramones and the Cramps 2 Sesenta minutos 3 Certain horses 4 Still being debugged 5 Gave sustenance 6 “Not right this second” 7 Flicker of light 8 “Thirty days ___ September …” 9 Finish giftwrapping, say 10 “How’ve you been?” 11 Muslim headscarf 12 The earth’s path around the sun, e.g. 13 Little more than 18 Dutch cheese 22 Neighbor of Montana 24 Fix up again, as a house 26 Hen’s hatchlings 27 V.I.P. conveyances 28 Staff break? 29 Block, as a stream 30 “Stop!,” at sea 31 State bird of Hawaii 32 Hummus brand 34 Prickly plant with healing qualities 35 ___ garden 38 Affected 39 Spiral-horned antelope 40 The “N” of N.B. 45 Aromatic evergreens 47 Dublin’s land, to poets 48 Poppin’ Fresh or Tony the Tiger 50 Arctic predators 51 Cool head? 52 Dislike with a passion 53 Cartoonist Goldberg who drew contraptions like the “SelfOperating Napkin” 54 Gobs 55 Friar’s home 57 “Think again!” 58 Bit of binary code 59 Geographical inits. until 1991 62 Troop troupe, for short