The new york times crossword

ACROSS

1 Delivery at un

hôpital

5 Fish eggs 10 Fundamentals 14 Sch. near Bel Air 15 Flexible pronoun

with a slash 16 "T" on a test 17 Uncouth sort 18 Map detail 19 Had on

20 Piece of

volleyball gear 22 Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," e.g. 24 Ukulele ridge 25 National park in

southwest Utah 26 Harry Belafonte album whose first song is "Day-O"

29 Mix drinks 32 Most populous member of NATO, in brief 33 *Louis XIV's nickname [N.B.A.] 35 "Before" of yore 36 Friend of Thumper and Flower 38 Alexander

Hamilton's bill 39 No longer a

minor

41 Sword with a three-sided blade 42 Streaming channel sometimes shown at grooming salons and veterinarians' offices 44 Slugger who ended his career four shy of the 700 home run club

45 "Father ___" (2022 Mark Wahlberg film) 47 Kimono sash 49 Ones unconcerned with individual achievements

... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of 54 *Clarence in "It's a Wonderful

Life," e.g. [M.L.B.] 56 Military post 57 Strip of gear, as

a ship

58 Plot line? 60 Garment for the

Grim Reaper 61 ___ code 62 Office note 63 Apple product from 2001 to 2022

64 Eye afflictions 65 "Monday Night Countdown" cable channel

DOWN

1 Heftiness

2 Class that covers price ceilings and price floors, in brief 3 *Indication that a gas stove is functioning properly

[N.H.L.]

4 Diner or

bistro

5 Therapy whose name is Japanese for "finger pressure" 6 Remain

undecided 7 Donkey

8 "That was too close for comfort!" 9 Redditor,

e.g.

10 Margaret ___, author of "The Handmaid's Tale"

By Peter Gordon

11 *Grizzly, for one

[N.F.L.] 12 Medical

breakthrough 13 Visionary 21 Coke competitor 23 Wild canine of

Australia

26 27, for 3

27 Rush job letters 28 "I'm ___ your

tricks!" 29 Windshield

feature

30 Best Picture winner that becomes an earlier Best Picture nominee when an "F" is added to the front

31 Part of an

oboe

34 Beer dispenser 37 "All rise"

undoer 40 Legitimate

object of attack 42 Branded

lollipops

43 Long journeys 46 Road surface 48 London's Big

___

49 Engine

supercharger 50 Champagne

grape

51 Bird with a lot

of stuffing? 52 Pastis flavoring 53 Spices (up) 54 Sticky substance 55 Like a wet

noodle

56 Scary 13th, to

some: Abbr. 59 Prince, but not a

princess

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