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NYT Crossword answers today

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Across

1 Does a prose pro’s job : EDITS
6 Handled easily : ACED
10 Like some Olympic races : SWUM
14 Got a C, say : DIDOK
15 Snoot : NOSE
16 Blind blues singer Paul : PENA
17 *Emerge, as teeth : GROWINGOLD
19 Flower named for a deity : IRIS
20 Slippery figure in a simile : EEL
21 “I’m in trouble!” : HELP
22 Soon to appear : UPNEXT
24 Make passable, in a way : PAVE
25 Tons : SCADS
26 Heads of ancient Rome : CAPITA
29 *Plural personal pronoun : THEIRONY
32 Bait shop purchase : LURE
33 One of two official languages of Afghanistan : DARI
35 Ancient kingdom of Asia Minor : LYDIA
36 Singer Grande, to fans : ARI
37 *Country where the Plain of Jars is located : LATINOS
39 Flight fig. : ETD
40 Car brand named for a deity : MAZDA
42 Zero-sum game : WASH
43 Pickled ginger served with sushi : GARI
44 *Bell sound : PLEADEAL
46 Devilish sort : SLYDOG
48 Balloon material : MYLAR
49 Focus of some magnet schools : STEM
50 Virtual companion of the 2000s : NEOPET
52 Nursery sounds : COOS
53 Exposure spec. : SPF
56 Emmy-winning Sawai of “Shogun” : ANNA
57 Material in a junkyard pile … or a hint to answering this puzzle’s four asterisked clues : SCRAPMETAL
60 Top-seed perks : BYES
61 Franchise with a signature A-frame roof : IHOP
62 What you have in mind? : IMAGE
63 Declares : SAYS
64 Punny reply to “What are you waiting for?” : TIPS
65 Partitioned, as land for development : ZONED

Down

1 Advantage : EDGE
2 All but hopeless : DIRE
3 “Survivor” game-changer : IDOL
4 Drag along : TOW
5 Close-fitting headwear : SKIHAT
6 View : ANGLE
7 Henhouse : COOP
8 Night sch. offering : ESL
9 Figure out : DEDUCE
10 Laundry cycle : SPINDRY
11 “Mom and dad aren’t gonna be pleased with us!” : WERESODEAD
12 Operating system developed by Bell Labs : UNIX
13 Crow’s-nest location : MAST
18 State with the highest percentage of federal land : NEVADA
23 Sights on beaches and in barns : PAILS
24 ___ chart : PIE
25 They may get splints : SHINS
26 C-shaped tool, maybe : CLAMP
27 Ear-related : AURAL
28 Winnings : PRIZEMONEY
29 Court event : TRIAL
30 Volatile demolition aid, for short : NITRO
31 “Got me?” : YADIG
34 In the midst of a conflict : ATWAR
37 Long-handled server : LADLE
38 “You’re too much” : OHSTOP
41 Standard park purchase : DAYPASS
43 Press club? : GYM
45 Wipes out : EATSIT
47 Longest-running musical in London’s West End, informally : LESMIZ
49 Things commonly found in bars : SOAPS
50 Catches red-handed : NABS
51 Singer with the birth name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin : ENYA
52 Photoshop tool : CROP
53 Zealous supporter, in modern lingo : STAN
54 Knight’s aide : PAGE
55 Left in a hurry : FLED
58 Life force principle, in feng shui : CHI
59 Punk subculture : EMO