The New York Times
ACROSS
1 Handle difficult matters satisfactorily 5 Device connected to a router 10 Song syllables 14 Gemstone with a “fire” variety 15 Election victor of 2008 and 2012 16 Spoken 17 Listing of disciplinary infractions [1950s to early 1980s] 20 Insect in a colony 21 Actress/comedian Rudolph 22 Where Fairbanks is 23 “American ___” 25 Pigeon shelters 26 Tan adhesive [1970s to early 1990s] 30 End-of-class sound 31 By oneself 32 Abbr. before a year on a business sign 36 Cousin of a mouse 37 Parts of molecules 39 Be in the red 40 Cool and distant 43 Indigenous people of Canada 44 Prayer’s end 45 Fixed-term bank offering that pays well [1990s to 2000s] 48 Chaotic spectacle 50 Way in or out 51 So-called “missing link” in our ancestry 52 “___ all work out in the end” 54 Made in ___ 57 Recycling option that collects paper, plastics and metals together [2010s to present] 60 Works by Picasso, por ejemplo 61 Bad habits 62 Old Russian leader 63 Sit for a portrait 64 Campfire remains 65 Star in Lyra
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1 Club in a Barry Manilow hit, informally 2 Ready for business 3 Having a liking for 4 “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 5 Painting known for its enigmatic smile 6 Follow orders 7 Actor/comedian Carvey 8 First responder, for short 9 One of a pair of shakers 10 Finds on a map 11 Stood 12 Certain songbirds … or escapades 13 Alan of “Marriage Story” 18 Wildly out of control 19 Skip the elaborate wedding, say 24 Broadband connection inits. 26 Happy ___ (McDonald’s offering) 27 V-shaped cut 28 “No guts, no ___” 29 Marisa of “SpiderMan: No Way Home” 30 Article under a blouse 33 Star of the “Mission: Impossible” films 34 Amazed 35 ___ & Jerry’s 38 Easy to eat, as some grapes and watermelons 41 Texter’s astonishment, spelled cutesily 42 Last 44 Big fuss 46 Convention-hosting Swiss city 47 Showgirl at the 1-Down 48 Vice president Agnew 49 Pennies 51 “Like … NOW!” 52 Wool sweater annoyance 53 Genealogy chart 55 Unforeseen problem 56 Home of the Taj Mahal 58 Bro’s sibling 59 Network that aired “Jersey Shore”