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ACROSS 1 [I crack myself up] 4 Sparkling wine 8 City ___ 14 Recognition from

the Academy 15 Japanese dish whose name means, literally, “eel bowl” 16 Predecessor of Chuck Schumer as New York senator 18 Many a Mideast

native 19 0-0 20 Hot and bubbling 21 Flan 23 Tart English jelly

fruit 26 Several Asian lands,

informally 28 Like the terms “mailman” and “comedienne,” say 30 Carol opener 31 Budget overseer, for

short 34 Place for pre-20th

century medicines 37 Word before “I

dunno” 38 They hunt in pods 40 Adulterate 41 Warrant officer 42 They’re only in for a

while 43 “How to Win Friends and Influence People” writer 49 “___ Best” (2001

greatest hits album) 51 F-14 fighters 55 Metaphor for a

blazing success 56 Road hazards … four of which are illustrated literally in this puzzle 57 As a group 58 Golden rule word 59 See 27-Down 60 States with

authority 61 Two-hour-and-10min. exam 62 Authorizes DOWN 1 “Kitsch” or “kindergarten,” from German 2 Location for Munch’s “The Scream” 3 Some Samsung products, for short 4 Over-knight mail? 5 Game stopper? 6 Log carving 7 Swear words? 8 “Curiosity …is a ___ of the mind”: Hobbes 9 Sincerely 10 Venomous African

snakes 11 “Dark horse” or

“bring to light” 12 Funny Fields 13 Part of a fishing line to which the hook is attached 17 Live with 20 Pitt and Penn 22 Keyboard abbr. 23 Hitch 24 Not a full-out run 25 Platte tribesman 27 With 59-Across, best-selling Chinese-American author 29 Tots’ trains 30 Transpires 31 Mint family plant harvested for its seeds 32 Like some farewells 33 Decides (to) 35 Places to which people are always rushing, for short 36 Seattle’s ___ Field 39 Curry or Taylor 41 They’re nuts 43 Women who are

entitled 44 Fan setting 45 Allow to pass 46 Jackets traditionally

worn with bow ties 47 The Black Eyed

Peas’ “I ___ Feeling” 48 Comment while

fanning oneself 50 Gas giant since

1966 52 Alicia Keys or Adele,

e.g. 53 Water-resistant

timber 54 Phishing targets, for

short 56 Baby shark