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The New York Times crossword puzzle

Kevin Patterson

Across

1 Christmas classic covered by Bing Crosby and Bob Dylan, among others

6 Kind of gorilla

10 Second-best era

13 Matrimony

14 ___ Park (neighborhood in central Los Angeles)

15 Neologism for the “best ever”

17 Six Premier League teams play in it

19 Other: Sp.

20 Apt foreign rhyme of “moon”

21 2016 inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame

22 Prom purchase

23 Discharges

25 Do a certain veterinary job

27 Nudge

28 Old-fashioned

possessive

29 Whitman of “Arrested Development”

31 Japanese company with six stars in its logo

33 With 44-Across, bit of consolation … or a feature of this puzzle’s grid?

36 Like 2017 and 2027

37 Something found in strands

39 Easy basket

41 Gore and more

42 Welcome at the front door

44 See 33-Across

46 Parts of soft palates

48 Score

specification

49 Some significant others, for short

52 Crop problem

53 Hairy Tibetan beasts

56 ___ the Saxon (Ivanhoe’s father in “Ivanhoe”)

58 Christmas trees

60 “___ kidding!”

62 Sound heard before many a classic movie

63 Make amends?

64 [Silence] 66 Certain pizza topping, slangily

67 Forthright

68 Game played on a 91' x 13' court

69 Attractive older fellow

70 Forks and knives, e.g.

71 Symbol of privilege

Down

1 Simple solution to a big problem

2 “Just stop already!”

3 Laura of “Ozark”

4 Mine locales

5 Caps or cones preceder

6 Cannellini, e.g.

7 The National Mall has more than 300 of them

8 Shabbily made

9 Famously sleepy animals

10 Terribly eager

11 Monopoly square between Marvin Gardens and Pacific Avenue

12 Extremely catchy tunes

16 Gift of persuasiveness

18 Like some healthier potato chips

24 “I did NOT need to hear that!,” in brief

26 “Absolutely!”

30 Heinous

32 Crow

33 Compete in the America’s Cup, say

34 Prefix with genetics

35 An ice place to go?

37 Lacking 38 Nearly massless subatomic particle

40 Some flower girls

42 Marvel character with metallic skin

43 Thumbsdown

45 Dec. 31

47 “Here’s an idea …”

49 Player at the highest-elevation N.F.L. stadium

50 Debacle

51 Metonym for the movie industry

54 Super Mario creature that resembles a turtle

55 More confident

57 Sag

59 Pixy ___ (candy brand)

61 Philosopher Descartes

65 Airer of Ken Burns documentaries

Style

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