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New York Times, Monday, May 31, 2021

Author:
Michael Lieberman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
63-Across : Plane assignment
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Michael Lieberman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Lieberman. Monday freshness: 26%
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© 2021, The New York Times5/31/21 ( No. 26,137 )
Across
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___-schmancy : FANCY
6
Apple's digital assistant : SIRI
10
Sandwiches that may use Skippy and Smuckers, informally : PBJS
14
Regions : AREAS
15
The "Odyssey," for one : EPIC
16
___ Canal, connector of the Hudson River to the Great Lakes : ERIE
17
Arkansas's capital : LITTLEROCK
19
"___ from New York, it's ..." : LIVE
20
Bonny young woman : LASS
21
Overhaul : REDO
22
"Superbad" co-star Seth : ROGEN
23
Loss offsetter : GAIN
25
Derrière : TUSH
26
Bicolor cookies also called half-moons : BLACKANDWHITES
32
Hold responsible : BLAME
33
Cause of some nose-wrinkling : ODOR
34
"How was ___ know?" : ITO
35
Red, as a steak : RARE
36
Portmanteau for denim cutoffs : JORTS
38
Condition treated by Adderall, for short : ADHD
39
Corp. giant spelled backward inside "giant" : AIG
40
Something tried out for in a tryout : PART
41
Follows, as orders : OBEYS
42
Final practice before the big show : DRESSREHEARSAL
46
Opening between mountains : PASS
47
Opening for a coin : SLOT
48
One of a pair of a carnival entertainer : STILT
50
How many times the Washington Nationals have won the World Series : ONCE
52
Chocolate candy with a caramel center : ROLO
56
Rice-shaped pasta : ORZO
57
Fashion designer associated with the item spelled out by the starts of 17-, 26- and 42-Across : COCOCHANEL
59
Clown of renown : BOZO
60
Prerevolution Russian leader : CZAR
61
Had a role to play : ACTED
62
Obsessive fan, in slang : STAN
63
Plane assignment : SEAT
64
Feed, as a fire : STOKE
Down
1
Leaf-changing season : FALL
2
Prima donna's big moment : ARIA
3
Brooklyn basketball team : NETS
4
Tie in tic-tac-toe : CATSGAME
5
Big inits. in fashion : YSL
6
Tennis star Williams : SERENA
7
Cher holder? : IPOD
8
Puerto ___ : RICO
9
"Gross!" : ICK
10
House speaker Nancy : PELOSI
11
Flash of genius : BRIGHTIDEA
12
"___ Talkin'," #1 hit for the Bee Gees : JIVE
13
Observed : SEEN
18
Composer Satie : ERIK
22
German industrial valley : RUHR
24
There's only one spot for this : ACE
25
Deuces : TWOS
26
Former British P.M. Tony : BLAIR
27
Circular food item that may come in a 16" square box : LARGEPIZZA
28
Up, on a compass : NORTH
29
Banned pesticide, for short : DDT
30
___ alcohol (fuel source) : ETHYL
31
Installs, as a lawn : SODS
32
___ Rutter, "Jeopardy!" contestant with the all-time highest winnings ($4.9+ million) : BRAD
36
Places for tips : JARS
37
Valuable deposit : ORE
38
Existing in the mind only : ABSTRACT
40
"Hey, over here!" : PSST
41
Spanish gold : ORO
43
Place for a brawl in a western : SALOON
44
Accompany on the red carpet, say : ESCORT
45
One of the Baldwin brothers : ALEC
48
Bawls : SOBS
49
Horse's gait : TROT
50
Slowly seep (out) : OOZE
51
Org. with bowl games : NCAA
53
"Hold ___ your hat!" : ONTO
54
Vegetable paired with potato in a soup : LEEK
55
Quaint shoppe descriptor : OLDE
57
Adds to an email chain, in a way : CCS
58
Possesses : HAS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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