NYT Crossword hints

1 Across: Buds (4 letters)

5 Across: Concealer for the face (4 letters)

9 Across: Pre-K building blocks (4 letters)

13 Across: Plant that thrives in a terra-cotta pot (4 letters)

14 Across: Stick it to your rival! (4 letters)

15 Across: Bring in (4 letters)

16 Across: Twill-woven worsted wool garment (4 letters)

17 Across: Fix, in a way (4 letters)

18 Across: Purple bubble tea flavor (4 letters)

19 Across: Annual e-sport fighting competition, in brief (3 letters)

20 Across: Short sidekick? (4 letters)

21 Across: Chocolatier with the tagline "Life is a ball" (5 letters)

22 Across: Dub over? (6 letters)

24 Across: Cuatro y dos (4 letters)

26 Across: Business magnate Condé (4 letters)

28 Across: Promising places? (6 letters)

32 Across: Ferry or wherry (4 letters)

35 Across: Start of an incantation (4 letters)

37 Across: Pastoral sound (3 letters)

38 Across: Web design feature that may cycle back to earlier sections ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme (14 letters)

42 Across: Inspired stuff (3 letters)

43 Across: Pro device (4 letters)

44 Across: ___ out a win (4 letters)

45 Across: Bond alternatives (6 letters)

47 Across: "... ___ no one ever" (4 letters)

50 Across: Edge jump in figure skating (4 letters)

52 Across: Scenes on Black Friday (6 letters)

56 Across: Kaitlin of "Hacks" (5 letters)

59 Across: Pawn (4 letters)

61 Across: Addendum to the five W's (3 letters)

62 Across: Female antelopes (4 letters)

63 Across: "'___' is the thing with feathers" (Emily Dickinson poem) (4 letters)

64 Across: Woodsy scent (4 letters)

65 Across: Top of a mosque, often (4 letters)

66 Across: Column in decimal notation (4 letters)

67 Across: Central Plains people (4 letters)

68 Across: Losing streak (4 letters)

69 Across: Column in decimal notation (4 letters)

70 Across: Cheeky (4 letters)

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8 Down: — (3 letters)

9 Down: — (6 letters)

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20 Down: Reddit Q&A sesh (3 letters)

21 Down: Purple shade (5 letters)

23 Down: Prefix with body or bacterial (4 letters)

25 Down: Side mirrors on a car, anthropomorphically (4 letters)

27 Down: "Toodle-oo!" (4 letters)

29 Down: One way to run (4 letters)

30 Down: Actors like biting into a juicy one (4 letters)

31 Down: On board, say (4 letters)

32 Down: Pollster's concern (4 letters)

33 Down: "Handling this as we speak" (4 letters)

34 Down: Hairstyle that you've picked out? (4 letters)

36 Down: Kings and queens, e.g. (4 letters)

39 Down: Canon competitor (5 letters)

40 Down: ___ facto (4 letters)

41 Down: Makeover (4 letters)

46 Down: Film production environment for an intimate scene, perhaps (6 letters)

48 Down: Digital security credential (6 letters)

49 Down: Get to (3 letters)

51 Down: Telegram and Simple Dialer, for two (5 letters)

53 Down: Cannellini, e.g. (5 letters)

54 Down: Organ-related item in a wallet (5 letters)

55 Down: Perfect place (5 letters)

56 Down: Expert employed by a sportsbook (4 letters)

57 Down: "Show me some real effort!" (4 letters)

58 Down: It's not a full stop (4 letters)

60 Down: Room in the audience up for grabs (4 letters)

63 Down: Absolute train wrecks (3 letters)

64 Down: Andy Warhol, e.g. (3 letters)