NYT Crossword hints

1 Across: Doves (9 letters)

10 Across: The practice of growing plants without soil (11 letters)

12 Across: Dive (13 letters)

14 Across: Noted surname in punk rock (6 letters)

15 Across: Add to a chorus of criticism (6 letters)

17 Across: What might get filled up around dinnertime (4 letters)

18 Across: Speak recklessly, with "off" (5 letters)

22 Across: Tip of Baja? (4 letters)

23 Across: Sourdough starter component (5 letters)

25 Across: Bunk (3 letters)

26 Across: Tree that can clone itself (5 letters)

27 Across: Basic logic gate (3 letters)

28 Across: Tombstone setting (7 letters)

31 Across: Connection letters (3 letters)

32 Across: Display option, in brief (3 letters)

33 Across: Get up and down, maybe, in golf (7 letters)

34 Across: N.F.L. tight end Stowers (3 letters)

35 Across: Attribution word (3 letters)

36 Across: Playful banter (7 letters)

37 Across: Crossword clue type (3 letters)

38 Across: Singer who had us at "Hello"? (5 letters)

40 Across: Familia member (3 letters)

41 Across: Ball game in which you call your shots (5 letters)

43 Across: "Following that ..." (4 letters)

44 Across: International intelligence community? (5 letters)

46 Across: What might get filled up around dinnertime (4 letters)

47 Across: Ovid's "our" (6 letters)

49 Across: Exemption (6 letters)

51 Across: Barrier to entry at a top-secret facility (13 letters)

55 Across: Easily moved, maybe (11 letters)

56 Across: Descriptor of a sleek kitchen material (9 letters)

1 Down: Bridge supporters (6 letters)

2 Down: Perfect place to be (4 letters)

3 Down: Butter up? (5 letters)

4 Down: Sting (3 letters)

5 Down: Opposite of 7-Down, humorously (3 letters)

6 Down: Cousin of kabuki (3 letters)

7 Down: Like Inspector Clouseau, despite all of his successes (5 letters)

8 Down: Nickname for the New Zealand dollar (4 letters)

9 Down: Ubiquitous head coverings (6 letters)

10 Down: Mail destinations (13 letters)

11 Down: Like many new parents (13 letters)

12 Down: Require (11 letters)

13 Down: Becomes less interesting over time (11 letters)

14 Down: Major annoyance (9 letters)

16 Down: Not following a straight path (9 letters)

19 Down: Low rank (7 letters)

20 Down: Enters through the cracks (7 letters)

21 Down: Perfect places to be (7 letters)

24 Down: Likes and dislikes, collectively (5 letters)

26 Down: "So frustrating!" (5 letters)

29 Down: Norma who gave Sally Field her first Oscar (3 letters)

30 Down: Photographer Goldin (3 letters)

39 Down: Drawings of various states? (6 letters)

42 Down: Weighs in (6 letters)

44 Down: ___ ray (5 letters)

45 Down: Witting (5 letters)

48 Down: Falling-out (4 letters)

50 Down: Subjects of Pixar's second movie (4 letters)

52 Down: Meat in a sushi taco (3 letters)

53 Down: Cent : U.S. :: ___ : Japan (3 letters)

54 Down: West Coast univ. holding the record for most chemical elements discovered (16) (3 letters)