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1 Simba’s mate in 23-Down

5 Snoozefest

9 Not fully open

13 First mate?

14 “Runnin’” college team 15 “Call me the greatest!” 16 56-Across, roughly translated

18 Where to have your hair done

19 Song that opens and closes 23-Down and whose title is literally described in this puzzle’s center

21 Fully

24 West Coast air hub, for short

25 Bastille Day season 26 “Can’t be”

27 “Put a tiger in your tank” gas brand

30 Greek group that’s not in Greece

32 Tries to lose some pounds

34 Actress Fanning 36 Seasoning that can lead to high blood pressure 39 Misfortunes

40 Show again

41 One who’s looking 42 Only continent larger than Africa

43 Radio band options 44 Repeated “Survivor” setting

45 Globes

47 QB tackle

49 Slip-___ (shoes) 50 Dominate

52 Dug in, in a way 54 Enthusiastic

56 Song from 23-Down 60 Getting long in the tooth

61 23-Down setting 65 Gentrification raises them

66 Spill the beans

67 The “E” in HOMES 68 Best Picture winner based on events of 1979-80

69 College that awarded the first PH.D. in the U.S.

70 23-Down villain

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1 One of the Bobbseys, in children’s literature

2 Big fuss

3 Martial ___

4 1998 BP purchase

5 Pack animals

6 Suffix with hypn

7 List quickly, with “off” 8 Valuable Scrabble tiles 9 ___ Sea (almost driedup body)

10 Director of 23-Down on Broadway 11 Overhead

12 Fleming at the Met 15 Supports

17 Bar mitzvahs and the like

20 Job seeker’s success 21 Neighbor of Nepal 22 Tough as ___

23 Disney movie released in June 1994

28 Appear to be

29 Five Norwegian kings 31 Not at the dock, say 33 Russian Revolution target

35 Bean type

37 British singer Lewis with the 2008 #1 album “Spirit”

38 It’s worthless

40 Dreaded one?

44 Need for doing toe loops

46 Forehead covering 48 Baby rocker

50 2015 Tony winner Kelli ___

51 Bet

53 Evacuate

55 Long-eared lagomorphs

57 “Do ___ others as …” 58 Word after Bay or gray 59 Part of a cash register 62 Tolkien monster

63 Org. behind the Bay of Pigs invasion

64 Lead-in to plop