NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

1 Bladderball players, historically 5 “OMG, stop!” 8 Certain city guide 14 Leaving a participle dangling in English class, say 15 Words after a long day 17 World capital since 1971 18 Displays of villainous delight 19 “Yeah, yeah, I get it” 20 Hog calls 21 Vibrating part of some instruments 22 Honda model 23 Grand ___, town in Nova Scotia that’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site 24 Sorry 26 Fixed a short in, perhaps 28 Bed material 32 Flash of inspiration 35 Cheery greetings 37 Takes home 38 “Open wide” 40 Liniment, e.g. 41 Subjects of the 2019 Pulitzerwinning novel “The Overstory” 43 Not be bothered by something 45 Some Deco pieces 47 What makes a drink alcoholic 48 “Yipes!” 50 Word with heat or devil 51 Launchpad for many comics, in brief 52 Rev counter 56 What U.P.S. routes tend to avoid 58 “Pronto!” 59 Break in? 61 Cat or cow, in yoga 62 “Ish” 63 God in the Marvel Universe 64 Brews 65 Umami enhancer 66 Breakout group?

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1 Words after a tirade 2 “Well, well, well!” 3 Needing P.R. help, say 4 Saturate 5 They’re proven to be true 6 What a star signs 7 “Let’s do this!” 8 Christmas wreath material 9 Hagen in the American Theater Hall of Fame 10 Symbol on a score 11 Good speller? 12 New York stadium eponym 13 Psychotherapist’s concern, in brief 16 Antlered animals 23 Anti’s antithesis 25 Cry that might accompany a forehead slap 27 “Ready!” 29 Galactic scale? 30 Mom-and-pop shop : David :: ___ : Goliath 31 “Not ready!” 33 Time to drop the ball, in brief 34 Fried side dish 36 Certain credibility assessment 39 Got hitched? 42 Domain of the god Triton 44 “Follow ___ Fair Sun” (Thomas Campion poem) 46 Top-of-the-line Mercedes-benz 49 Kind of diet that might include an egg fast 52 Judgmental sounds 53 On the job 54 Prop for Willy Wonka 55 Mr. ___ 57 Like cheddar, but not brie 58 They’re equipped for treatments 60 Limit