npm create astro@latest fails when creating a new project

[snimavat]

What version of astro are you using?

latest

Are you using an SSR adapter? If so, which one?

none

What package manager are you using?

npm

What operating system are you using?

mac

What browser are you using?

firefox

Describe the Bug

Ran the 1st command

npm create astro@latest

and it failed with below output

Need to install the following packages:
  [email protected]
Ok to proceed? (y) y

╭─────╮  Houston:
│ ◠ ◡ ◠  Time to build a new website.
╰─────╯

 astro   v2.3.0 Launch sequence initiated.

   dir   Where should we create your new project?
         .

  tmpl   How would you like to start your new project?
         Use blog template
      ✔  Template copied

  deps   Install dependencies?
         Yes
 ██████  Dependencies installing with npm...
      ▲  error Request timed out after one minute
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/xxx/work/xxx/playground/astro-blog
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c create-astro

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/XXX/.npm/_logs/2023-04-16T15_56_31_603Z-debug-0.log
sudhir@macpro astro-blog % npm create astro@latest

Nothing to reproduce, so no link to codesandbox

Link to Minimal Reproducible Example

https://codesandbox.com/doesnotexist

Participation

• I am willing to submit a pull request for this issue.

[snimavat]

It fails if i choose "blog" template option during project creation steps.

[bluwy]

Duplicate of #6600

[brainstem-sys]

It is happening to me with the recommended option and also with the empty project