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Take time to solve the New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 [If ya get what I mean …] 9 Person in upper sales? 15 All together 16 Title bandit in a Verdi work 17 “Ixnay” 18 See 19-Across 19 Took an 18-Across 20 Long-___ 22 Wife of Angel Clare, in literature 23 All together 24 Lundi ___ 27 100% reliable 30 Like the Three Stooges 32 Stream past Memphis 33 Through 34 Worthy of being tossed 35 Shooting spot 36 Smart one? 38 N.C.A.A.’s Conference ___ 39 Provider of some light fare 41 1,000 liters 42 1980s gangster sobriquet 45 “Oh, O.K.” 46 Kind of pressure 47 Not be off 51 Kind of pressure 53 “Fingers crossed” 54 Ibsen title heroine 56 Danish ancestor 58 Yanks are part of it 59 Woody Allen film subjects 60 Be taken for 61 Complement from the chef?

Down

1 It’s often tape-measured 2 Agave fiber 3 Edges 4 Hiker’s purchase 5 Stopped working 6 Texter’s P.O.V. preceder 7 Where Tara Lipinski upset Michelle Kwan 8 Has the material mastered 9 One with an important point? 10 Form of “sum” 11 Insect pupa sold as turtle food 12 Jeep alternative 13 Disney doe 14 Reason to do patchwork? 21 What a dodger might face 23 1982 Donald Fagen hit subtitled “What a Beautiful World” 25 She asked “What IS an un-birthday present?” 26 Home to Ellsworth A.F.B. 28 Means of audio-visual connection 29 N.Z. was a member of it 30 Chinese martial arts, collectively 31 Many gastrointestinal tract residents 34 Extrudes 35 Floor exercise maneuver 37 Preventer of photographic glare 40 In some way 41 1960s org. revived in 2006 43 Newtons per ampere-meter 44 Scientific research centers? 48 Leotards cover them 49 Areas for some kneelers 50 “Oh, for goodness’ sake!” 52 Neighbor of Apache Junction 53 Apropos of 54 Orthodontist’s concern 55 Copying 57 One not going out with a bang?