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1 Many consultants, for short 5 Flash 9 Wayne’s friend in “Wayne’s World” 14 Waterway whose construction began in Rome 16 Word repeated before “to you and you and you,” in a show tune 17 Emphatic parental turndown 18 “Ciao” 19 Words from one about to break into tears 21 Master of ___ 23 Cards 24 “Ain’t that the worst!” 25 Add oil to, maybe 26 Sleep phenomena 30 “___-Ami” (Guy de Maupassant novel) 31 Jessica of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” 32 Frequent fodder for crossword clues 34 Believer in spirits 36 Trapped 37 Bit of finger food 38 Stirs 39 Lady Gaga’s “___ It Happens to You” 40 Place for barnacles 41 Dispense 43 ___ Martin, French firm since 1724 44 Formally approve, as a document, old-style 46 No worries 47 “Mo Money Mo Problems” rapper 51 Early Indus Valley settler 52 Devotee of Mötley Crüe or Megadeth 56 Spike who directed “Being John Malkovich” 57 Player of a drug kingpin on “The Wire” 58 Puts money on the table, say 59 One-named singer with the 2016 #1 hit “Pillowtalk” 60 Plan, for short

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1 Dudes 2 Dude 3 Quarterback’s asset 4 Involved with 5 “___ the Virgin” (CW show) 6 Behind closed doors 7 DraftKings competitor 8 They might be wished for at fountains 9 Polka forerunner 10 1949 Hepburn/Tracy courtroom film 11 Initiation practice 12 This puzzle’s constructor, for one 13 What words can do, in an admonishment 15 Christmas decoration 20 Is forbidden to 21 Faddish dance move done to the 2015 hit “Watch Me” 22 Facebook Chat status denoted by a green dot 24 Arizona ballplayer, casually 25 Nationalism, per Einstein 27 Modern requests for participation 28 Dr. Evil’s sidekick in Austin Powers movies 29 “Sorry to say …” 31 Marcel Marceau persona 33 Dorm V.I.P.s 35 Topic in feminist film criticism 36 Something prohibited by the Ten Commandments 38 Island in San Francisco Bay 42 “Do You Hear the People Sing?” musical, to fans 43 Outbreaks of eczema, e.g. 45 Great scores in Olympic diving 46 Lawful ends? 47 State bordering California, informally 48 Press 49 Peer ___ 50 Reclined 53 They’re game 54 Half a Hamilton 55 Pop