BALL FOUR

ACROSS

1 Conspiratorial group 6 Gail Collins piece, e.g. 10 “Let us know,” on an invite 14 Tandoor and microwave 15 Like many pizza orders 16 Working diligently 17 Sewing kit item 19 MasterCard competitor 20 Stuff to the gills 21 Full of anxiety 22 Cool Italian treats 23 Evade, as an issue 25 Flashy hoops shot 27 Pet watcher 30 “Nothing more needed” 33 “Don’t ___, Be Happy” 34 “Law & Order” highlight 36 Part of HMS, at times 37 Playing on the road 38 Gem that may be farmed 39 Bring on board 40 “Big ___” (McGwire nickname) 41 Misty-eyed 42 Vergara of “Modern Family” 43 Many Epson printers 45 Hung around 46 Give some slack to 47 Picks on 49 Eugene of “American Pie” movies 51 Bassoons and oboes 53 Muscle injury 57 Baldwin who lampoons Trump 58 Strudel wrapping 60 Spinner atop a barn 61 Two-time Indy champ Luyendyk 62 Monument Valley rock formation 63 Start the kitty 64 Cocktail napkin scribbling 65 Fixes, as a pet

DOWN

1 Robber pursuers 2 Skechers competitor 3 Needing realignment 4 Genealogy dot-com 5 Tiger Stadium sch. 6 None of the above 7 One percent of a mortgage amount 8 Inflated self-images 9 Irrevocable agreement 10 Steep-sided valley 11 Four-on-the-floor, e.g. 12 Tool with jaws 13 School fundraising orgs. 18 Tend to a wok 24 Scroll Lock or Num Lock 26 Web address, briefly 27 Hindu teacher 28 Hawkeye State native 29 110-meter hurdles, e.g. 30 Like an Airedale’s coat 31 Like ghost sightings 32 Tire pattern 34 Kickoff aids 35 Wu-Tang Clan genre 38 Neverland boy 39 Raises, as sails 41 “Master of Horror” Craven 42 Settled on a settee 44 Civic organization member 45 Small, frail person 47 Prove suitable for 48 Pay-per-click charge, e.g. 49 Kilauea outpouring 50 Flamboyant style 52 It replaced the Estonian kroon 54 James in the Blues Hall of Fame 55 Pretentiously cultured 56 Reuben breads 59 Targets of plank exercises

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