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1 ___ above (better than) 5 Run one’s mouth 11 Bit of acne, informally 14 Unhurried run 15 Protective tooth layer 16 Blunder 17 Archfoe 19 Bikini top 20 Previous to, in poetry 21 Say “Please, please, please,” say 22 Rep on the street 23 Profanity 27 Official sometimes said to be blind 29 “___-hoo!” (“Hello!”) 30 Nostradamus, for one 31 “The Witches” director Nicolas 33 NBC weekend show since ’75 35 Completely wrong 39 Golden parachutes, e.g. 42 Peace Nobelist Sakharov 43 Title like “The Santa Clause” or “Knight and Day” 44 Faucet problem 45 Prefix with dexterity 47 Galahad or Lancelot 49 Pas’ partners 50 Popular movie theater candy 55 Kite flier’s need 56 Plant, as seeds 57 Like the stage after larval 60 QB Manning 61 Influential sorts … or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across 64 Teacher’s ___ 65 Sudden runs 66 “___ Enchanted” (2004 rom-com) 67 Attempt 68 Classic cameras 69 Where to drop a coin

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1 Jessica of “Dark Angel” 2 Hairdo 3 Fully informed, informally 4 Four: Prefix 5 The “p” of m.p.h. 6 In single file 7 Group of experts 8 9 Opposite of masc. 10 Travel like Superman 11 Alphabetically last animal in a zoo, usually 12 Clearance rack abbr. 13 Swap 18 Slippery 22 Like pigs’ tails and permed hair 24 Samsung competitor 25 Fastidious sort 26 Neuter, as a stud 27 ___ Major 28 Like a well-kept lawn 32 Depardieu of film 34 Pool unit 36 Period of higher-than-average temperatures 37 Charles Lamb’s “Essays of ___” 38 Kitchen amts. 40 Office sub 41 Important time at a fraternity or sorority 46 “How tragic” 48 Kelly of morning TV 50 Won the World Series in four games, say 51 Edmonton hockey player 52 Togetherness 53 Terra ___ 54 “Put up your ___!” 58 Guthrie who performed at Woodstock 59 Future atty.’s hurdle 61 “Naughty!” 62 Abbr. in a military address 63 Things eds. edit