The New York Times crossword puzzle
No. 0210
Across
1 Banking annoyance associated with the 20s? 7 "Ah, got it now!" 13 Concerns for manufacturers 15 Sara who wrote the "Pretty Little Liars" books 16 2024, e.g. 18 Tiny social climber 19 Play ground? 20 ___ group 21 Evidence of crying 23 Rocked, so to speak 26 Part of a choir 27 Preschool recital 31 Pentagon figures 33 Regulation followers, in brief 34 Symbol of purity or spirituality 35 Like some brains and pool balls 37 Treat often eaten with a small wooden spoon 38 Institution of 40+ years that has many notable alums 39 Annual mecca for sci-fi and fantasy fans 43 Setting for a Twins or White Sox game: Abbr. 44 Personal number? 45 Cry after a motion 46 Kit ___ 47 Withdraw (from) 49 Just plain silly 50 Honors held by only one U.S. president and one U.K. prime minister 51 Celebratory greeting for 16-Across 54 Bull-like 56 Apple Pay, e.g. 59 Bit of sportswear 60 Pasta shaped like wagon wheels 61 Legit 62 Learning opportunity
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1 "Game of Thrones" character whose name means "noble" in Sanskrit 2 Many a camp counselor 3 Exam for a docto-be 4 Way out 5 Grilled corn-onthe-cob dish, in Mexican cuisine 6 Red-and-green headwear 7 "This can't be good" 8 Olympian Strug or Walsh Jennings 9 SierraNevada or Lagunitas offering 10 Long-running account 11 Carrier of a bow and arrow 12 ___ Mode, character in "The Incredibles" 14 House speaker's place 15 Scrapes 17 Lacks, informally 21 Material for deck chairs 22 "Canvas" for digital art? 23 Capital with an airport named after Chopin 24 Common gift during Chinese Spring Festival 25 Some local sports associations, informally 28 Home to the Crazy Horse Memorial 29 Man with a Manx, say 30 Sister brand of Miracle-Gro 32 One of two in a tournament 34 Grant temporary custody? 36 ___ clothing 37 Badly off-base? 40 One born between the mid-1960s and 1980 41 Smoothie berry 42 Discuss something (with) 48 Woman's name that becomes a direction when its fourth letter is changed 50 Loses color 52 Puma rival 53 Actress Blanchett 54 "Ba-a-a-ad!" 55 "Is that ___?" 57 "Telephone Line" band, in brief 58 Half a score