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1 Bitt er conflict 7 Spe aker ___ 13 Mor e impoverished 15 Processed bauxite 16 L ongtime “General Hospital” actress 17 Place for a “Don’t Mess With Texas” buckle, perhaps 18 Former giant in communications, for short 19 Egocentric demand 21 “S cram!” 22 Seems about to happen 24 Chic ago-to-Toronto dir. 25 Like a smooth operator 27 Not send an expected invitation, say 28 L ets out 30 F r. ladies 31 It may be a step up 33 Go from 30 to 35 degrees, say 35 Not ed quartet 37 “This Land Is Your Land” composer/ singer 40 Competitor of Mug 44 Horne with backup horns 45 Surr ealist Max 47 Peculiar sundial numeral 49 Take ___ down memory lane 51 German “Oh!” 52 Summed up 53 Go pfft 54 R egister printout 57 Cholesterol type, for short 58 Fit 60 Word spelled out in an Aretha Franklin hit 62 Jot s down 63 Hobo transporter 64 Not conducted elsewhere 65 Difficult
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1 Slo w movers 22 0,000 pounds 3L et 4Panhandle state: Abbr. 5 Content of some festivals 6E xtra-wide shoe spec 7 ___ sizes 8 Littlest ones in litters 9 Executive fiscal grp. 10 Reason for extra play 11 Spic e up 12 Unshiny finishes 14 Send elsewhere, as a patient 15 Go along with 20 F undamentally 23 Manager’s credential, for short 26 “St ee-rike!” caller 28 Co-owner of a French firm, maybe 29 F rench legislative body 32 S ort of: Suffix 34 That, in Madrid 36 Her o pilots 37 Become a part of 38 S ocial disturbances 39 Mai ___ 41 “Collages” author 42 Castilian vis-à-vis Spanish 43 Kind of strike 44 Judeo- Spanish 46 Gather in rows, as cloth 48 “O.K., here goes …” 50 ___ & Whitney (aircraft engine manufacturer) 52 “___ the bag” 55 Sports event with electronic scoring 56 Everest, for one 59 Y es, in Yokohama 61 Party in Mideast negotiations, for short